Professional aviation photographer Kris Christiaens gives you plenty of tips and advice on how to take beautiful and creative photos of airplanes and helicopters in backlight. It's not the most easy light. But it's the light that tends to separate a technically correct photo from one people actually stop scrolling to look at.

The National Air and Space Museum of France, officially known as the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, is one of the most important aviation museums in the world. Located at Paris–Le Bourget Airport, just northeast of central Paris, it occupies a historic airfield that played a central role in early commercial aviation. More than a museum, it is a vast historical archive of human flight, spanning from the earliest experiments with balloons to modern space exploration.

The Muzeum Polskiej Techniki Wojskowej in Warsaw offers a fascinating glimpse into Poland’s military and aviation history, set within the historic Fort IX Czerniaków. Its collection spans Cold War-era aircraft, including MiGs, Sukhoi jets, and the Ilyushin Il-28 bomber, alongside armored vehicles, missile systems, and even the Soyuz 30 space capsule. Visitors can explore both outdoor displays and indoor galleries, experiencing the raw authenticity of military technology up cl