This breathtaking photo of Las Vegas was taken by famous photographer Vincent Laforet.

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In 2002, Laforet won the Pulitzer Prize. He was awarded it for his pictures of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering during the post 9/11 conflicts.

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He told Huh Magazine: "It took us 45 minutes to get far enough away from downtown and to an elevation of 10,800 feet in our helicopter - or 8,799 feet above Las Vegas which itself is 2,001 feet above sea level."

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It's a follow-up to his acclaimed series of pictures of New York from the air.

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He's apparently planning to shoot next in London, Rio de Janeiro and Hong Kong.

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If these images are anything to go by, the next sets will be unmissable.

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