Few can speak about building a hobby and passion into a successful business with the authority of acclaimed aviation photographer Paul Bowen. Over a more than 40-year career, his photographs have graced in excess of 1,000 magazine covers, four coffee table books, and thousands of advertisements for products inside and out of the aviation industry.
Recognized by Flying in 2013 as one of its “51 Heroes of Aviation” and recipient of the International Society for Aviation Photography (ISAP) Award of Excellence, Bowen has photographed thousands of aircraft, many from his preferred shooting platform: a WWII-vintage B-25 Mitchell specially outfitted with an optically correct Plexiglas nose. When taking head-on shots of aircraft in flight, Bowen sits at the Mitchell’s tail gunner station — canopy removed, open to the elements.
