Designs on the Land: Exploring America from the Air

by Alex S. MacLean

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500284148
• ISBN13: 9780500284148
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 5.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.6" x 9.9"