Landmark: The Fields of Landscape Photography

Ewing (former director of the Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland; Face: The New Photographic Portrait) presents an intriguing and much-needed survey of current work in landscape photography. In 240 large (mostly full-page) reproductions, this book investigates the work of 120 artists from around the world who present a variety of approaches and techniques. Many of the contributors practice aerial photography as a way to capture the landscape as a work of shapes and patterns. Ground-level pictures, as well as images of outer space and interior replications of outdoor scenes, are also included. The works selected imply relationships between humans and the landscape, and are grouped in chapters according to themes. For example, the chapter titled "Playground" includes aerial photographs of beaches and ski slopes in which people appear as patterns within the landscapes. A section with statements by each of the artists helps the reader to appreciate the interests and techniques of the photographers. Readers of this title may like Bernhardt Edmaier's EarthArt: Colors of the Earth (2013), which also presents a painterly approach to aerial photography.