African AirFlying hundreds, sometimes thousands, of feet above ground strapped into a motorized paraglider that is little more than a parachute with a small motor, National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz has spent more than twenty years photographing some of the most remote and spectacular environments around the world. In African Air, Steinmetz captures stunning panoramas in more than fourteen countries in Africa, giving readers captivating and intimate views of areas that have rarely, if ever before, been photographed. From densely packed urban centers to small, remote villages, from migrating herds of wildebeests and elephants to infinite miles of desert, African Air is a compelling testament and celebration of the majesty and splendor of Africa's most breathtaking landscapes. With extraordinary vision and a unique perspective, Steinmetz portrays sky, land, and water in ways that have never been expressed before. |
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... forest to find elephants with a BaAka Pygmy tracker who made a shelter for us out of bent saplings and banana leaves while we counted the fireflies . Our tracker was a real contradiction . For modern appearances he called himself Jean ...
... forest to find elephants with a BaAka Pygmy tracker who made a shelter for us out of bent saplings and banana leaves while we counted the fireflies . Our tracker was a real contradiction . For modern appearances he called himself Jean ...
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... forest some ten years earlier , using little more than hand signals to communicate . Marion and I had gone out into the forest looking for elephants , and I never forgot this Pygmy named Jean - Pierre who didn't speak a word of French ...
... forest some ten years earlier , using little more than hand signals to communicate . Marion and I had gone out into the forest looking for elephants , and I never forgot this Pygmy named Jean - Pierre who didn't speak a word of French ...
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... forest , Niger Delta , Nigeria This section of the Niger Delta , with its meandering streams and mangrove forest , is considered ecologi- cally healthy . As the tidal fluctuation brings increased nutrients , the river's edge can support ...
... forest , Niger Delta , Nigeria This section of the Niger Delta , with its meandering streams and mangrove forest , is considered ecologi- cally healthy . As the tidal fluctuation brings increased nutrients , the river's edge can support ...
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