Panoramic photography is a technique of photography wherein images are captured within a greater field of view than the human eye can take in. An image showing a field of view approximating, or greater than, 180 degrees can already make a scene look totally different from real life. Polar Panorama is a unique variation of the panoramic photography in which the technique used covered the fields of view of up to 360°. With the application of Photoshop effects such as Photoshop filter (Distort> Polar Coordinates), the captured images look like a stereographic projection or literally a little planet.

Take a look at these 30 Amazing Examples of Polar Panorama Photography for your inspiration. We hope that you enjoy what we showcased for you.

Botanical Garden (Stereographic)

Botanical Garden (Stereographic)
by: Martin_Heigan
A Stereographic 360° Panorama of the Succulent Garden Rockery at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden.
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Aviary Planet

Aviary Planet
by: Candace Van Assche
A stereographic projection of the Balboa Park outside of the Botanical Garden.
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Coffee Plantation Planet

Coffee Plantation Planet
by: otas32
A stereographic projection of a coffee plantation on the road to Poas, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
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Portland Neighborhood

Portland Neighborhood
by: Vlue
A 360°x180° stereographic polar panorama.
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Vancouver Polar Panorama

Vancouver polar panorama
by: Morten Rand-Hendriksen
A stereographic panorama as seen from the Vancouver Lookout.
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Le couvent des Ursulines

Le couvent des Ursulines
by: Mario Groleau
360° polar panorama of Ursilines Convent in Trois-Rivieres Quebec Canada.
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Welcome to My World

Welcome to My World
by: Skokie
A polar panorama of a yard from 35 tone mapped HDR pictures.
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Poniatowski Bridge

Poniatowski Bridge
by: photogosiek
A stereographic polar panorama of Poniatowski Bridge.
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Lightning Ridge Panorama

Lightning Ridge Panorama
by: datazoid
A polar panorama of the Diggers’ Rest Hotel.
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Tatsumi Sakura Bashi

Tatsumi Sakura Bashi
by: heiwa4126
A stereographic projected version of Tatsumi Sakura Bashi.
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Polar Beach

Polar Beach
by: SalamanderRocket
A polar panorama of Miami Beach.
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Bleu Lavande #4b

Bleu Lavande #4b
by: Mario Groleau
A stereographic polar panorama taken in Stanstead Canton, Quebec, CA.
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My Little Planet

My Little Planet
by: PaSt1978
Panoramic photo from different towns and villages in the Czech Republic.
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Winter World

Winter World
by: Thiur
A stereographic 360° panorama taken from a 10-20mm Sigma lense camera.
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Eglise Unie du Canada Drummondville

Église Unie du Canada Drummondville
by: Mario Groleau
A panorama of Eglise Unie du Canada Drummondville.
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Planet London

Planet London
by: Jibby!
A London 360° panoramic view.
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Planet New York

Planet New York
by: Shimrit&Yaar
A polar panorama of New York.
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Rotuses Aikste

Rotuses aikste
by: P a U L i u S
An equirectangular polar panorama.
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Sydney

Sydney
by: mental3pal
A polar panorama of Royal Botanical Gardens.
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Archie Kane Park, Kemmerer – Polar

Archie Kane Park, Kemmerer - Polar
By Kenneth Hynek
A polar rendering of a panoramic image taken in a park in the middle of Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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Berlin Alex Polarpano

Berlin Alex Polarpano
by: suckup
A polar panorama of Berlin Alexanderplatz.
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Polar Effect

Polar Effect
by: xianpong
Another panorama polar effect.
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Mow Cop Castle Polar Pano

Mow Cop Castle Polar Pano
by: spr33
A polar panorama of the Mow Cop Castle.
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Earthorama

earthorama
by: spdorsey
An experiment in San Jose, CA and this image was created by shooting three “rows” of panoramas (upper buildings and sky, one for the ground plane, and one for the grass in front of me) with a wide-angle lens.
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Margaret Thomas Iris Garden Stereographic

Margaret Thomas Iris Garden Stereographic
by: jasonepowell
A small planet type effect image taken at Margaret Thomas’ Iris Garden in Herndon, VA.
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A Planet with High-rise

A planet with high-rise
by: heiwa4126
Stereographic projection taken at Sendai-bori moat park.
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An eyeball in the sky

An eyeball in the sky
by: heiwa4126
A 360° panorama of Shiba park, Tokyo.
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Eiffel Planet

Eiffel planet
by: gadl
A tiny planet of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Rode Garden

Rode Garden
by: bkueppers
A stereographics projection of Mill Creek Park Rose Garden.
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Sunset

Sunset
by: gadl
Stereographic projection of this equirectangular panorama.
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10 comments

  1. Wow! never seen anything like this before. Each photo looked like a beautiful flower. Polar Panoramas are cool for sure!

    thanks for sharing

  2. Excellent! Hope you could also share some tips or tutorials about photography.

  3. much impressed …
    i know a building and i think it’s just one more thing except just being for it is my idea of putting it on such globe-like illustrations, Can any one create it for a not big cash? (i’ll provide a photo)

  4. …. a fantastic concept with photography… but I bet the equipment to ‘shoot’ this style is fairly high priced… but the photographs themselves are worth the money I would imagine… lol !!

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