Earth from the Air

Aside from the very disappointing selection this summer at London bookshops which left me light on the luggage, there was a fabulous exhibit in the garden of the Natural History Museum titled Earth from the Air. It's a lovely outdoor installation with giant-sized posters of the photos taken by Yann Arthus-Bertrand while airborne. The photos are spectacular but it's difficult to really enjoy them at times because you're reminded just how quickly humankind is destroying the natural landscape. It is a celebration and a wake.

On the technical side of the photography, he uses a Canon EOS-1N :) I doubt if I'll ever get to fly over all these remote places with my Canon EOS, but I'm glad someone has and has done it so inspiringly well. :) The project itself is to be a beginning of an historical reference library so perhaps I can send them a few pictures from around Finland.