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Editions de La Martinière (2002), Relié, 424 pages
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Inspired by the best selling book, Earth From Above is a magical tour of the world's most beautiful natural landscapes shot in dazzling HD. Hosted by world famous photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, this program features some of the most stunning aerial photography ever attempted, from the Earth's deepest oceans to its staggering mountain heights, from the wild African savannah to the frozen wonderland of Antarctica.
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LibraryThing member RobertDay
Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a specialism out of aerial photography, and this book was produced to accompany a travelling exhibition of his work that set out to show the relationship of humankind with the environment. The exhibition went into towns and cities worldwide, and was mounted on outdoor
Much of Arthus-Bertrand's work in this book verges on the abstract; only on closer viewing can some small human figures, or some artefacts, be picked out to give scale and to emphasise the extent to which human influence has penetrated and impacted the natural environment. Sometimes the results are good; sometimes they are bad. He shows us places untouched by human hands as well as those shaped by economic activity, from the most basic to the most complex.
If you liked Godfrey Reggio's films 'Koyanisqqatsi' and 'Powaqqatsi', you'll like this book.
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exhibition panels rather than being a curated exhibition in a dedicated display space, so as to maximise the number of people who saw it.Much of Arthus-Bertrand's work in this book verges on the abstract; only on closer viewing can some small human figures, or some artefacts, be picked out to give scale and to emphasise the extent to which human influence has penetrated and impacted the natural environment. Sometimes the results are good; sometimes they are bad. He shows us places untouched by human hands as well as those shaped by economic activity, from the most basic to the most complex.
If you liked Godfrey Reggio's films 'Koyanisqqatsi' and 'Powaqqatsi', you'll like this book.
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LibraryThing member overthemoon
I received this for Christmas a few years ago and still haven't got to the end. Beautiful photos to pore over.
LibraryThing member GoofyOcean110
The photos in this are generally really nice - though there are some that are grainy or too low resolution for the high quality printing and large size. Generally, this is a cool coffee table book. I tried reading the essays etc, though, and they are fairly bland, generic, uninteresting, which has
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lowered my rating quite a lot from what it would be otherwise. The captions are downright boring. SO MUCH MORE could possibly be said, even given the small amount of space. Pretty much the only information given is the answer to "Where in the world *IS* that?" But nothing much beyond that. Show Less
LibraryThing member woodlong
novel idea brilliantly executed with great photos and text in high grade Thames & Hudson production
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424 p.; 14.76 inches
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2732425230 / 9782732425238