Flying high! Photographer captures a different view of New York's JFK airport as he takes to the skies to shoot it from above It is usually a view that only pilots are lucky enough to see, but one photographer took to the skies to snap aerial panoramas of some of America's biggest airports. The stunning photographs were captured by New York based photographer and pilot, Jeffrey Milstein. The series, named Flying, features aerial shots of airport runways and airplanes, making them look like children's toys or the intricate scale models of an aviation enthusiast. Jeffrey Milstein took to the sky to shoot the spectacular photographs of John F. Kennedy airport's architecture The world famous JFK in New York airport provided some of the most striking images in Mr Milstein's series The photographs make huge airplanes seem like children's toys. Here, he shows waiting aircraft at JFK They feature New York's JFK and Newark airport in New Jersey both during the day and at night. Mr Milstein said that the ongoing project is meant to show 'the patterns, layering and complexity of cities, and the circulation patterns for travel, such as waterways, roads, and airports that grow organically over time much like a living organism.' He studied for a Bachelor of Architecture and the University of California Berkeley. Mr Milstein either hires a helicopter or is taken up in his friend's Cessna 182 to make passes over the airports after obtaining permission to do so. Mr Milstein either hires a helicopter or is taken up in his friend's Cessna 182 to make passes over the airports after obtaining permission to do so The photographer says that the ongoing project is meant to show 'the patterns, layering and complexity of cities, and the circulation patterns for travel' Jeffrey Milstein (right) took inspiration from the elaborate designs of airports such as John F. Kennedy airport in new York (left) The unique photographs make gigantic airports look like complex children's toys or the intricate scale models of an aviation enthusiast New Jersey's airport, Newark also featured in the series that focuses on the almost organic appearance of the structures from above These images were captured with a Phase One IQ180 on an ALPA and a Canon 5D over a series of four flights late last summer and in autumn. The photographer has expressed an interest in aviation, using the subject in much of his work. Mr Milstein explains: 'I am a pilot. I have always been fascinated by the view of the ground while flying. It was one of my favourite things about the flying experience. Going across the country in an airliner I could spend the whole trip looking out the window observing the land, the cities and towns and farms and industries, trying to figure out why they began where the did, and how they grew. The aerial shots allow ordinary people to view the airports nineteen-sixties era style using a futuristic and exciting form of architecture The architecture of New York's JFK airport, previously named Idlewilde, is best viewed from above Mr Milstein took the photographs at different times of day and night to best capture the beauty of the complex buildings The patterns of the roads, train tracks, power lines, waterways and of course the airports, are all fascinating, and speak to the way we communicate interact with each other. I have to shoot with the window open, but now that it is getting warmer I plan to do more aerials of airports and other subjects. Mr Milstein's portfolio is available here. As a pilot himself, Mr Milstein is interested in using airplanes and airports in his work, and has produced many photographs on the subject Mr Milstein's photographs give the viewer a unique insight into the world of aviation