From swimming with sharks to leaping off a cliff during a rockslide, the best GoPro photos show you the world from angles you didn’t think possible.

Photography used to be a painful process , with even simple portraits require the issue to sit still for hour . But over the yr , we ’ve seen monochromatic round to people of color , film grow to digital and , lately , trailer photographybecome its own popular genre , while Instagram user ( even the reprehensible I ) contend for C of gazillion of fans .

Yet one cut - boundary photographic tool might beat out all others , at least when it comes to raw energy : the GoPro . The cameras are defined by a few key features : they ’re sturdy , lightweight , waterproof , and mountable on any fomite , thing , or location you could name . You ’ll see that the possibilities are endless , as evidenced by the 33 best GoPro photos occupy so far :

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Best Gopro Photos Great White Shark

A Great White Shark erupts from the waters off the coast of Mossel Bay, South Africa.

Best Gopro Photos Motorcycle

GoPro’s burst mode creates arresting images, as proven by extreme athlete Ronnie Renner in the photograph above.

Best Gopro Photos Heat Lightning

The GoPro’s night photography capabilities are put to terrific use in this photo of summer heat lightning.

Best Gopro Photos Alaska Night

An aurora colors the night sky above Clearwater Lake, Alaska.

Best Gopro Photos Supermanning

Skier Caleb Farro soars through the sky in this epic GoPro selfie.

Best Gopro Photos Blackwater

The water of Colorado’s Cache Le Poudre River runs black after a huge forest fire.

Best Gopro Photos Christ Statue

Thiago Correa documents his trip to the top of Rio de Janeiro’sChrist the Redeemerstatue, perched over 2,000 feet above the city.

Best Gopro Photos Canyon

The overlook at Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.

Best Gopro Photos Zion Wall

Camping on the cliff face at Utah’s Zion National Park.

Best Gopro Photos Inside Balloon

Here, extreme athlete Mark Freeman shows us the view from inside his own hot air balloon.

Best Gopro Photos Seoul Graffiti

Gary English bikes through a graffiti tunnel in Seoul, South Korea. Image Source:GoPro Facebook

Best Gopro Photos Italy Mountain

Atop the Dolomites mountain range in northeastern Italy.

Best Gopro Photos Jump

Sunsets are always improved with gravity-defying stunts.

Best Gopro Photos Kayak Norway

Kayaking through the fjords of western Norway.

Best Gopro Photos Kite

A surfer flies both a kite and a GoPro.

Best Gopro Photos Tomorrowland

An evening at the world’s largest electronic music festival, Tomorowland.

Best Gopro Photos Rainbow

A full circle rainbow shines above Kauai, Hawaii.

Best Gopro Photos Yak

This curious yak approached the camera at just the right angle.

Best Gopro Photos Rock Slide Flip

Kyle Quin Schrock backflips during a rockslide in Beaver Falls, AZ.

Best Gopro Photos Turtle

This beautiful beach scene would be stunning even without an underwater visitor.

Best Gopro Photos Accident Shot

This photographer thought he was getting a video—but created an even more arresting still image instead.

Best Gopro Photos Golf

This photo of golfer Tahnia Ravnjak enjoys a unique vantage point.

Best Gopro Photos Santorini Greece

A free runner hangs in mid-air above Santorini, Greece.

Best Gopro Photos Spain Castle

This moonlit long exposure was taken in the remains of Spain’s 15th century Castle of Barcience.

Best Gopro Photos Surfs Up

The spirit of GoPro photography, combining beauty and motion.

Best Gopro Photos Tide Pools Mexico

A father and child explore the tide pools at sunset in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

Best Gopro Photos Indian Ocean

The waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania have never looked better.

Best Gopro Photos Tree

A GoPro at a unique angle captured this tree from a Japanese garden in Portland, Oregon, in a new light.

Best Gopro Photos Urban Kayaking

An urban kayaker shows off his wide lens in this shot of the Chicago River.

Best Gopro Photos Edge

This hiker literally lives life on the edge.

Best Gopro Photos Eiffel Tower

Normal cameras shoot the Eiffel Tower from the ground up. GoPros can fit the entire landmark into a selfie.

Best Gopro Photos Bungie Jump Beach

This award-winning shot from Lithuania’s Airidas Vaičiūnas captures just as much beauty as adrenaline.

Best Gopro Photos Bird

A bird of prey joins two thrill-seekers as they soar over Pokhara, Nepal.