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From Above - by Gemma Padley (Hardcover)

From Above - by  Gemma Padley (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Since the birth of photography, photographers have been taking images of the earth from the air - with spectacular visual results. Celebrating over 150 years of these incredible images, <i>From Above</i> tells the fascinating story of how these pictures were created and the photographers that have propelled image-taking to bold new heights. <p/>Taking advantage of the amazing sense of perspective that aerial photography offers, this incredible collection of images also offers a unique overview of the events, challenges, and changes of the past 150 years of human history. <p/>[Anyone who buys <i>From Above</i>]- will find thumbing through it over and over again irresistible. Because it contains some of the most incredible aerial images in existence, many taken by photography pioneers.<br>Inside you'll find the first-ever aerial picture of America, taken above Boston in 1860, the first shots by reconnaissance pigeons and startling disaster images, from the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to 9/11 and the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011.<br>This celebration of 150 years of aerial photography will shock, astound and mesmerise as it takes you on a decade by decade journey using the work of photographers who propelled image-taking to bold new heights. - <b>Mail Online Travel</b><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gemma Padley is a writer and editor on photography. Her writing has been published by The Telegraph, Foam, Photomonitor, LensCulture, AnOther, Elephant, British Journal of Photography and 1000 Words magazine. <p/>Eamonn McCabe is an award-winning photographer, picture editor, and TV presenter. In a career spanning many forms of photography, McCabe has won Sports Photographer of the Year four times and Picture Editor of the Year a record six times.

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