Mike Page Livres

Everyone loves looking at aerial photographs,especially of places familiar to them. In Norfolk thereis one name that is synonymous with high-qualitybird's-eye views of the county, and that's Mike Page.For more than a decade Mike has been overflying EastAnglia capturing its unique countryside from the airand revealing the fascinating details of townscapes andlandscapes that are seldom otherwise seen.Norfolk from the Air 2 follows on from his earlierbook covering the county, and once again every typeof landscape and a wide variety of interesting featuresare included, from ancient buildings to recent urbandevelopments, from Norfolk's distinctive churches togrand stately homes, and from busy towns to sleepyvillages. As before, Mike's superb photographs aredescribed by PaulineYoung who adds her own detailsto each scene, bringing each to life through her expertcaptions.As Mike's followers will know, the principal attractionof his aerial photographs is that they allow us tolook down on the landscape from a perspective thatwe never normally see. Such pictures reveal to usthings that are usually hidden from view and surpriseus when we find that what we had imagined the layoutof the land to be is in reality quite different. Alongwith the changes that have taken place, we are alsoreminded of things that have remained unchanged.Norfolk from the Air 2 will be of abiding interest to allthose who live in or visit the county.

Here we are taken on an aerial journey across Suffolk following an A-Z trail of towns and villages, buildings ancient and modern, with views that we simply cannot appreciate in any other way except from above.

Mike Page, through his superb aerial photographs,has produced a number of bestsellingbooks of Norfolk and Suffolk from the air,delighting and informing thousands of readers.Of particular fascination in Suffolk are thedramatic changes in the coastal landscape dueto erosion revealed through the photographs.Mike's intimate knowledge of the region andhis interest in flying and photography make himparticularly well qualified to create this finecollection of aerial pictures. In this book thereader is offered a visual memento of theSuffolk coast using new photographs speciallyselected by the author. Both for those whoknow the Suffolk Coast well, or for those whoare visiting on holiday, this gem of a bookprovides the perfect keepsake.

Norfolk is famed as a county of windmills and there is no better way of seeing them than from the air. In this illustrated work, using aerial photographs taken by Mike Page, the reader is taken on a flight across the county looking at all the sites where windmills are still to be seen.

Following the Suffolk coastline from Felixstowe to Lowestoft, this collection of aerial photographic images illustrates the continually changing face of the Suffolk seafront.

Aerial photography has helped to uncover the rich history of Norfolk, and in this book remarkable images by Mike Page portray features of its landscape and townscapes across many centuries of the county's past.