Aerial: The Spectacular Photography of Jason Hawkes Contributor(s): Jason Hawkes (Author) ISBN: 2880467276 Publisher: Rotovision Pub Date: September 2003 Hardcover  160 pages Publisher Marketing Not for the vertiginous, this book takes the reader on an awe-inspiring, global flight of fancy with Jason Hawkes, one of the world's top aerial photographers. Aerial not only showcases the photography of this exceptionally talented high-flier, but also reveals his techniques and personal tips for success in this specialised area. Besides the personal history of each stunning shot, Hawkes also advises on how to take aerial photographs; how to charter small aircraft; basic flying rules; what equipment to use--film, filters, format, lenses and gyro stabilising units to overcome vibration. He also discusses problems specific to this form of photography, including aircraft height restrictions, battery problems in extreme cold and safety issues. Neither the air-bound professional or the sofa-bound amateur could fail to be spellbound by this visually compelling collection. Retail Price $35.00 Aerial Arts Price $29.50 Quantity:

Cities from the Sky: An Aerial Portrait of America Contributor(s): Thomas Campanella(Author), Witold Rybczynski(Foreword by) ISBN: 1568982992 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub Date: November 2001 Hardcover  0.82" H x 12.83" L x 14.89" W 128 pages From the Publisher Piloting a single-engine biplane high above Washington D.C. in 1920, the intrepid inventor and aviation pioneer Sherman Fairchild first tested his custom-built sky camera, effectively founding the aerial photography company that would bear his name. Roaming America's skies for the next 40 years, the photographers of the Fairchild Aerial Survey Company documented nearly every major city in the United States This beautifully produced, large format book collects over 125 extraordinary images taken between the 1920s and the 1960s. The photographs, valued both as works of art and as tools for urban historians, often capture historic moments: the Capitol Building during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first inauguration and Yankee Stadium during Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Others depict architectural landmarks: the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Washington Monument, Hoover Dam, and Alcatraz, to name a few Retail Price $39.98 Aerial Arts Price $39.95 Quantity:

Cyprus From the Air Contributor(s): Denny Rowland ISBN: 9963913202 Publisher: AeroCyprus Publications Pub Date: 2005 Hardcover 11.5" W x 12.25" L 192 pgs The aerial perspective of Cyprus is overwhelming in its visual flavor. Cyprus From the Air shows a district by district account by renowned aerial photographer Denny Rowland. Nowhere else on the planet can one find such a variety of natural and man-made environments within such a small area. From the lofty heights of Mt Olympus to the sea caves at Agia Napa there is much of interest for the visitor and local inhabitants alike. Retail Price $58.95 Aerial Arts Price $48.95 Quantity:

Designs on the Land: Exploring America from the Air Contributor(s): Alex MacLean (Author) , James Corner (Author) ISBN: 0500284148 Publisher: Thames & Hudson US Binding: Paperback 368 pages Pub Date: May 2003 From the Publisher The tradition of aerial photography arose from a keen nineteenth-century desire to see "the world in motion." Starting with Nadar's photographic balloon trips, airborne experimentation with landscapes and cityscapes continued through great photographers from Steichen to Burkhardt.With Alex MacLean, we enter a different world. For thirty years, this committed photographer has portrayed the history and evolution of the American land, from great desert spaces to agricultural patterns to city grids. A trained architect who is closely involved in landscape heritage protection issues, MacLean has set out to create a series of pictures that show and explain the universal history of town and countryside. What he has to say may be invigorating or alarming, but it always raises the issue of the landscape's future. Retail Price $39.95 Aerial Arts Price $33.95 Quantity:

Earth from Above (Revised & Expanded) Contributor(s): Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Photographer) ISBN: 0810934957 Publisher: iPublish.com Pub Date: August 2002 Hardcover 1.75" H x 14.71" L x 11.67" W  464 pages From the Publisher The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and 60 countries, Earth from Above is the most revealing and spectacular portrait of our world ever created. From a heart-shaped mangrove forest in New Caledonia to a flock of red ibises in Venezuela, from a caravan of camels in Mauritania to Mt. Everest and Mammoth Hot Springs, re nowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand presents nearly 200 striking color images that put our home planet in a whole new perspective. Produced under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the book is also a unique documentary record of the earth's fragile ecosystems at the dawn of the new millennium. Commentaries by noted specialists illuminate what we see-and explain exactly what we stand to lose as demographic pressures put more stress on the environment. Retail Price $55.00 Aerial Arts Price $46.00 Quantity:

Egypt: Gift of the Nile: An Aerial Portrait Contributor(s): Alberto Rossi(Author), Guido A Rossi(Photographer), Max Rodenbeck(With), Guido Alberto Rossi(Author) ISBN: 0810932547 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub Date: September 1992 Hardcover 2.05" H x 6.63" L x 9.79" W 732 pages Annotation This stunning volume presents Egypt as it is rarely seen--from the air. Vivid photographs reveal the pyramids and the Sphinx, ancient temples of the pharaohs, the desert monasteries of early Christians, the mosques and palaces of caliphs, sultans, khedives, kings, and presidents. Bibliography; index. 178 full-color photographs Retail Price $55.00 Aerial Arts Price $49.50 Quantity: