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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Special kinds of photography
Walter Mittelholzer (1894-1937), pioneer of aviation and co-founder
of Switzerland's legendary airline Swissair, is chiefly revered as
an accomplished aerial photographer. His spectacular views of the
Swiss Alps have been very popular ever since he began publishing
them in the 1920s. Much lesser known today are his expeditions by
plane to distant places. In his day, he proved to be a keen
marketer, selling the images he took on travels to Spitsbergen
(Svalbard today), Persia (Iran), and Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in his
self-written books, in movies, and to the press. His 1926/27
trans-Africa journey on the seaplane Switzerland from Zurich via
Alexandria to Capetown made his name known internationally, both as
an aviator and a photographer. Well respected entrepreneurs and
bankers funded Mittelholzer's undertakings, supporting his goal to
promote air travel in Switzerland. The entire Mittelholzer archive
is now held as part of ETH Bibliothek's special collections in
Zurich. This latest volume in the Pictorial Worlds series
revaluates Mittelholzer's media activity from today's perspective.
It features some 200 of his outstanding photographs. The
complementing essay looks at the patronising view of Africa and its
people and cultures the aviator-photographer maintained and
provides an account of the colonialist backdrop of Swissair's
lift-off in 1931.
The use of daylight in photography is all too often overlooked. How
it is used, controlled, blocked or reflected can materially change
how a photograph will look. Combine it with artificial light, be it
tungsten or flash, and a whole variety of possibilities will open
up. When taking photographs outdoors, light is just one of the many
factors that the photographer has to take into account. This
image-led book features superb outdoor portraits by top
international photographers. Clear text and easy-to-follow diagrams
reveal both the physical steps and the initial thought processes
involved from brief to finished image. "Outdoor Photography:
Portraits" will enable amateurs and professionals alike to create
photographs of the highest calibre.
Rob Higgins shows how taking the aerial route gives unique insights
into the history and workings of Britain’s railways. The marvels
of Victorian engineering in their construction, their relationships
to the canals they replaced as the main arteries of transport, and
the communities and industry they spawned along their length can
all be seen in detail. This book flies from the Scottish Highlands
to Cornwall; from marshalling yards in the centre of the UK to
lines hugging cliffs and beaches. All the viaducts on the ‘top’
section of the Settle & Carlisle line are featured, together
with many other viaducts and bridges, including the swing bridges
in the Norfolk Broads. Lineside industries are seen, from a huge
malting complex in East Anglia to our fast-disappearing
coal-powered power stations.
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