Unmanned aerial vehicle and aerial photographing method for unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (1), comprising: a body (10), comprising a bottom surface (110), a top surface (120) and a side surface (130) located between the bottom surface (110) and the top surface (120); and a cradle head (30), connected to the body (10) and located on the side surface (130) of the body (10), the cradle head (30) being used for carrying photographing equipment (50). The cradle head (30) is capable of driving the photographing equipment (50) to move with respect to the body (10), operating states of the cradle head (30) comprising an upper photographing state and a lower photographing state. When the cradle head (30) is in the upper photographing state, the photographing equipment (50) at least partially protrudes over the top surface (120) of the body (10); and when the cradle head (30) is in the lower photographing state, the photographing equipment (50) at least partially protrudes over the bottom surface (110) of the body (10).