Above Seattle [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Emmett Watson (Author), Robert Cameron (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1994

Above Seattle. This book has captured Seattle and the places around it, the raw threatening beauty of the Cascade Range and that of the Olympics, the great expanses of water, open fields, the great buildings, the almost blinding greenness (from the air), the tiny ships below, the virgin forests, the lights at night; a city that has fought to preserve itself, a city that has, over the years, paid the price to maintain its own beauty, cleanliness and dignity, a city of which it was once said, "lies well in the arms of the land." Robert Cameron's aerial photographs and text by Emmett Watson makes this a book you'll never want to put down.

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About the Author

Robert Cameron has been a photographer since 1921 when his father gave him a "Brownie" camera and encouraged him to use it. Cameron is now in his 90's and has published 16 of his "Above" books. He was a photographer for the Des Moines Register in the 1930's. Cameron learned the art of aerial photography during World War II, while shooting pictures of military installations for the War Department.

Cameron is a member of the Royal Photographic Society and a member of the Presidents Council of the International Center of Photography. His work has been exhibited in Paris at La Bibliotheque Historique and the Foundation Mona Bismarck. In New York at the International Center of Photography, the New York City Municipal Arts Foundation. In San Francisco at the Vision Gallery, City Hall and the Pacific Center for Photographic Arts. In Chicago's O'Hare airport. In China at the New Gallery of Art in Shanghai and at the Forbidden City. Cameron is currently working on his highly anticipated new book "Above Mexico City".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Cameron & Company (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918684412
• ISBN-13: 978-0918684417
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 11.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Washington

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Above Seattle is just a dream..., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Above Seattle (Hardcover)

If you want something special you must buy this book. It's the most wonderful photo-story about Seattle if have every seen. And there's a lot more, the author shows with his pictures the differences between the past and today. All I have to say is : I love this book and I'm you wil too.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The pictures are very beautiful !, August 27, 1999

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This review is from: Above Seattle (Hardcover)

Everybody who has any relation to Seattle should have this book! To people who live there it shows their city from a different point of view. To people who like to get a detailed impression of the city and its close environment I really recommend it ! But this book (in my eyes) is not made for people who look for a "tourist guide".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Aerial Pictorial, January 18, 2003

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Matthew J. Fery (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Above Seattle (Hardcover)

Seattle is set in a very diverse geographical region. This diversity provides for ample breathtakingly beautiful and lush photographs of the metropolitan area. Lakes, mountains, trees, islands, bays, rivers - this area has it all and is cleverly photographed in this Robert Cameron book.
The book is fairly up to date although citizens or connosieurs of Seattle may notice the dated-ness of the book by the conspicuous absense of some new construction in the downtown area and the changing condition of other areas of the city. If you like pictorials, this is a great one to own and probably one of the best of the Seattle Metropolitan Area. I highly recommend it.