Libyan coast from the air

Some time ago, photographer Jason Hawkes went on a business trip to Libya, where he had the opportunity to fly a Mi-8 helicopter along the Mediterranean coast of Tripoli and several ancient cities, including Sabratha and Leptis Magna. The photographer kindly shared his pictures with a wide audience.

(Total 24 photos)

1. View of a well-preserved Roman theater on the Mediterranean Sea in Sabratha, Libya. The city was originally a Phoenician trading port, but later became part of the Roman Empire. (© Jason Hawkes)

2. The ruins of the Temple of Isis at Sabratha on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)

3. Ruins of Sabratha. (© Jason Hawkes)

4. The ruins of the Roman theater in Sabratha on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)

5. View of ancient Sabratha (foreground). Modern buildings can be seen in the background. (© Jason Hawkes)

6. The ruins of the Roman theater in Sabratha. (© Jason Hawkes)

7. Coast of Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)

8. Quarry on the Mediterranean coast between Sabratha and Tripoli, Libya. (© Jason Hawkes)

9. The former residence of the Libyan monarchs in Tripoli. The building now houses a public library. (© Jason Hawkes)

10. People in the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)

11. Roofs of houses in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)

12. Fountain in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)

13. Roofs of houses in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)

14. Crowd on the street in Tripoli. (© Jason Hawkes)

15. Ruins on the coast in the city of Al-Khums, Libya. (© Jason Hawkes)

16. The ruins of the city of Leptis Magna during the Roman Empire near modern Al-Khums, Libya. (© Jason Hawkes)

17. The ancient city of Leptis Magna, founded about two thousand years ago on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)

18. The ruins of the theater in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)

19. Ruins of a breakwater and walls from the times of the Byzantine Empire in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. The harbor was to the right of the building, but many years ago it was overgrown with silt. (© Jason Hawkes)

20. Ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)

21. Ruins of the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)

22. Ruins of the forum of Septimius Severus in the ancient city of Leptis Magna. (© Jason Hawkes)

23. Amphitheater in the ancient city of Leptis Magna on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)

24. Amphitheater in the ancient city of Leptis Magna on the Mediterranean coast. (© Jason Hawkes)