Lyle Jansma Cockpit 360 Photographer - Feature September 2021

Visit for link to 360 degree images of museum aircraft. Lyle Jansma, the owner of AeroCapture Images™, became involved in photography at the age of 11. With a 1960’s Polaroid Land camera, Lyle began snapping shots of family, friends and almost anything that moved in the air or water. While in high school, Lyle enrolled in a basic photography class, and at the end of the class, was offered a position as a stringer photographer with the local newspaper, the Aberdeen Daily World. While in college, Lyle continued to study the application of photography, in class and on the job. It was around this time that Lyle moved in a different direction by becoming involved in commercial fishing. After spending several seasons fishing in Alaska, Lyle followed in his father’s footsteps and took a position with the Washington Department of Fisheries. While raising fish was challenging, it was not quite as exciting as catching them. By chance, a local boat builder offered a job to Lyle and he ju