Customer Reviews
A wonderful book - but you never see a whole photo - By: mabolek, 21 Oct 2005 
This is a really amazing book, & the photos are stunning. It would, though, have been better if the book was printedin landscape format with one photo on each page. In this book many of the photos are totally ruined by the fold, which effectively splits the images into two separate entities. This is especially annoying when you consider that the center of the image - the part obscured by the fold - often containes the focus point (a tree or a man). Buy this book if you must, but if you can: buy another version!
Great, great images, poor, poor layout. - By: , 25 Dec 2004 I don't feel I can add much to the overall comments that have been raised, the images are indeed first rate, however I'd like to emhasise that the arrangementin this book seriously detracts from it, a travesty given the wonderful images it contains.
The use of double page spreads almost exclusively is visually awkwardin a book you cannot actually lay flat, & the focal point of many images lies directlyin the fold. There are many images that are 'written off' purely through poor layoutin the book, & for a book of this price (and images of this merit) I expect better. There is some justificationin that the images are well ordered & plenty of good background detail given, but this is a book that presents the images, & adequate presentation of these images must be paramount, ahead of all other concerns. I concede that the images will be secondary to many, but I feel this is marketed as a book of photos, & hence these must take precedence.
I only write this as it is such a waste, the images themselves are extraordinary, I feel a sense of frustration that common sense couldn't prevail & images could not have been kept to one page or arrangedin a less damaging manner. The more I look through the book the angrier I get, as so many images are impairedin this way. The fact that the images are so good is really the cause of my anger - I keep thinking of 'what could have been', & how simple it could have been to achieve it.
If the French version does indeed use single page images (as suggestedin an earlier review), I would urge everyone who is interested to seek out a copy of that instead, the images deserve far better presentation than has been implemented here.
I cannot state strongly enough, the images are very good. Unfortunately I must include the caveat that questionable production has severely dented their impact.
truly amazing! - By: M. Rea, 01 Dec 2004 
I'm an art student & have always loved the way nature produces true masterpieces & we don't even notice it! This book shows us that we will never beat it's beauty. The photographs are fantastic, inspirational & gives you a sense of awe & wonderment. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves photography, landscapes & just beautyin their surroundings :)
The Earth from the Air - By: , 12 Oct 2004 A fabulous book with masses of inspired & inspirational photograhy, & all supported by great explanations/facts about our planet. Its an enormous tome & great value for money.
An outdoor exhibition of the photos is currently touring the UK. It's beenin Birmingham all summer, understand itsin Bristol & London for the Autumn. This exhibition is well worth seeing - 'cos when you have you will HAVE to buy the book.
Seeing the earth from the air - By: Claudine PROWSE, 02 Feb 2003 This book holds so many diverse photographs - some geographic, others funny, others abstract & some reflecting the incredible features of nature, using images from all round the world. The photographs are informative & artisitc at the same time & the quality of precision & colour are fantastic. From dye wellsin Morocco, camels with their shadowsin the desert, flamingoesin their masses to field shapes & rows upon rows of tulips, this book offers unending scope for looking so closely at detail & texture. I would reccomend this book to anyone interestedin photography, geography or just wishing to enjoy a great mixture of images from different cultures. It really is stunning...
