My favorite rocket launch photos of 2016!

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Although I photographed just three launches in 2016, the fewest for me since 2010. I still captured some favorite images and I figured I would share them. The highlight of the year would have to be the Delta IV Heavy launch, my favorite rocket currently flying, which also happened to occur on my birthday!

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Lifting off, above three pillars of fire, with a combined thrust of 2.1 million lbs, the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy, speeds away from Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the NROL-37 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on June 11, 2016. This beachside view, captured by remote camera, is an angle I have been wanting to do for quite a few years! It was nice to finally cross it off my list.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, carrying the SES-9 Satellite on March 4, 2016.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, carrying the SES-9 Satellite on March 4, 2016.
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The sun rises behind Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is prepared for launch on June 11, 2016.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits on a stand at Port Canaveral, FL following removal from “Of Course I Still Love You” drone ship. The rocket made the historic barge landing on Friday April 8, 2016, less than ten minutes after launching from Cape Canaveral, FL with NASA’s CRS-8 cargo mission to the International Space Station.
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Lifting off, above three pillars of fire, with a combined thrust of 2.1 million lbs, the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy, speeds away from Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the NROL-37 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on June 11, 2016.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the GOES-R weather satellite on November 19, 2016.

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Having been interested in photography from a young age, today I'm a seasoned photographer, filmmaker, and instructor. My career has afforded me the opportunity to see and do things that I am forever grateful for and that allowed me to grow professionally. My goal is to always bring the action to my audience and I put a lot of pressure on myself to do this to the best of my ability. My photojournalism opportunities have allowed me to climb to the top of NASA’s launch pads at Kennedy Space Center and climb into the powered up Space shuttle Endeavour. I have photographed five Daytona 500’s, dozens of rocket launches and documented the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park for the past 10 years. I have had the opportunity to photograph the cities of Los Angeles and San Fransisco by helicopter and I am an experienced multi-rotor pilot and teacher. I have always had an interest in spaceflight and I have been fortunate enough to photograph some of the biggest spaceflight events this decade. My travels have taken me from the Florida Space Coast to the shores of California at Vandenberg Air Force Base. I documented the end of the Space Shuttle Program as well as the space shuttle orbiters' shipments around the country to museums. Now I shift focus to the birth of a new manned American space program as well as continue to shoot the launches of Delta, Atlas, and Falcon rockets. While my future will feature more opportunities in continuing my spaceflight, racing, and railroad portfolios, I also look forward to the exciting new opportunities that await! For a portfolio of Walter's work visit: www.scriptunasimages.com