From Above
Book description
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, this book tells the fascinating story of how these pictures were created and the photographers that have propelled image-taking to bold…
Why read it?
1 author picked From Above as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I like this book because it is a large format, beautifully printed book illustrating the history of aerial photography.
It begins with the earliest Nadar photos taken in France from hot air balloons and chronologically goes through all the different kinds of aerial photography, including satellite images and iconic photographers who shot aerials. It explains the various techniques and ends with photographers who use more recent drone technology.
It exposed me to much history I did not know.
From Jeffrey's list on aerial photography books.
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