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Through The Eyes Of The Condor
Bobby Haas
An Aerial Vision of Latin America
National Geographic
September 2007
On Sale: September 18, 2007
232 pages
ISBN: 142620132X
EAN: 9781426201325
Hardcover
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Step aboard a private plane for a breathtaking tour of the
immense and varied wilderness of Latin America-lush lands
and scenic waterways nearly impossible to experience any
other way. Your guide to this remarkable vision is Robert B.
Haas, award-winning environmentalist and one of the world's
foremost artists in aerial photography.
To create
this elegant portfolio, Haas covered 14 countries and an
astonishing 80 percent of the land mass of Latin America. In
magnificent color and exquisite composition, he captures the
majesty of the Amazon, the fickleness of rare wildlife in
Patagonia, and the incredible topography of untouched lands.
Photographs are presented in large double-page panoramas,
inviting the viewer to appreciate their abstract qualities
and become absorbed in rich details. The aerial perspective
gives a generous view of the land below: While large-scale
environmental effects may be seen, man's blemishes are
mostly diminished when viewed against the vastness of the
land. A full-page map highlights countries and specific
places photographed.
An introduction by Marie
Arana-author of American Chica and
Cellophane-prefaces the book. The photographs and
commentary are organized thematically: landscapes, humans
and their impact, wildlife, abstracts, ancient sites.
Poignant essays penned by Haas while living in Latin America
expand on themes important to understanding the region:
culture, economy, development, tourism, and more.
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