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De bovenkant van Nederland #2

by Karel Tomei

Large format and super thick book with 350 artistic aerial photographs of the Netherlands, interspersed with text contributions from sixteen famous Dutch celebrities. The photos show the Netherlands as a rigidly organized, manicured country where even the breakers' yards seem neat and tidy. Ditches, roads, dykes and lakes form the contours of the photo compositions, in which man also plays a role. The photographs are pinpoint sharp, with a strong color construction. The photos are, without exception, remarkable and are captured in a clear, logical lay-out. Captions are handily arranged at the back of the book in rows of photo blocks. This book, weighing 4.3 kilograms, is a masterpiece by the photographer and a wonderful attention getter.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2008

Reviews

[Gede Suprayoga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Karel Tomei created another book depicting the beauty of the Dutch landscape from above. This book is even bigger and wider. But the point is that every photo has its stories. The stories give contexts, also meaning. Before a group of photos, a short narrative provides possible stories from past people's experiences that readers can enjoy.

Tomei describes the location of each photo taken at the back of the book. This is important to make coherent stories from different photos and different locations. Yet, some readers may want to have the location detail to decide whether they can guess the spots or they have already visited those. Overall, this book is a thing to enjoy regarding the Dutch artistic capability on their landscape and their likeness to order and pattern.

[Mirjam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Een heel mooi plaatjesboek voor mensen die van NL houden..