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England's largest county is also, in the view of many, its most beautiful - a richly varied landscape with its rugged northern moorland, the rolling chalk hills of the Wolds, and the homely hills and valleys of the Dales. It is also rich with glorious stately homes like Castle Howard and Burton Constable, medieval abbeys and castles like Rievaulx, Fountains, Bolton and Richmond, and historic towns like York, Scarborough and Harrogate. In this marvellous collection of aerial photographs Jason Hawkes has captured the magic of Yorkshire, urban and rural, in all its majesty.

The author has joined forces with one of England's most admired painters to create a vibrant and evocative book that brings to life the exquisite countryside of southern France.

Jason Hawkes, Britain's leading aerial photographer, has been taking to the skies with his camera for over 15 years. In this, his latest collection of aerial photographs, he has trained his camera on the fields of Hampshire, the beaches of Norfolk, the Cardiff skyline and the oil rigs of the North Sea.

Located on the South Bank, and rising 135 metres above the ground, the London Eye dwarfs most of the city's most famous landmarks. It offers visitors both a thrilling ride and an exciting perspective on the city.

Allowing us to travel mid-air through London, 'High Above London' leads us to a thoroughly new appreciation of a city that has always been foremost in people's imagination. These splendid aerial photographs reveal a complex city of contrasts.

Jason Hawkes, Britain's leading aerial photographer, has been taking to the skies with his camera for more than fifteen years. In this, his latest collection, he has trained his camera on the familiar and less familiar parts of London. Familiar parts of the city take on a new dimension when viewed from above, and this book lets you see landmarks as you've never seen them before. Each photograph is accompanied by informative text from leading travel author Donna Dailey. Donna has written several books on London and gives each picture an extra dimension with an extended caption. In the five features she gives greater detail on certain aspects of England's capital, namely Village London, London as a world capital, how the city grew, the city's green spaces and finally, its modern architecture.

This is a striking bird's eye journey through Ireland's glorious landscape - its cities, medieval castles, battlefields, mountains and cliffs - captured in arresting aerial detail.

From Stonehenge in Wiltshire to Land's End in Cornwall, Jason Hawkes has compiled a magnificent portrayal of the glorious west of England. His bird's-eye views show the land and the buildings from often startling angles, and cover such famous sites as Stourhead, Longleat, Wells and Salisbury Cathedrals, the Cheddar Gorge, Maiden Castle, Lulworth Cove, Dartmoor, St Michael's Mount, lovely towns like Dorchester, Taunton, Newquay and Exeter, and very much more besides.

From Charing Cross to the East End and beyond, gain a new perspective on London with this spectacular collection of aerial photographs from Jason Hawkes, one of Britain€™s leading photographers. Hawkes targets both the city€™s noted locations and structures as well as its lesser known districts, and each stunning image is accompanied by informative text from leading travel author Donna Dailey. Five extended articles give further detail on England€™s capital, including the city€™s history, its green spaces, its architecture, and its role as a world capital. With more than 100 color photographs, this is a unique look at one of the world€™s most famous cities.

From Charing Cross to the East End and beyond, gain a new perspective on London with this spectacular collection of aerial photographs from Jason Hawkes, one of Britain’s leading photographers. Hawkes targets both the city’s noted locations and structures as well as its lesser known districts, and each stunning image is accompanied by informative text from leading travel author Donna Dailey. Five extended articles give further detail on England’s capital, including the city’s history, its green spaces, its architecture, and its role as a world capital. With more than 100 color photographs, this is a unique look at one of the world’s most famous cities.

Focuses on London's most famous and notable landmarks, from the striking contemporary architecture of the Lloyds Building to the traditional beauty of Buckingham Palace. Reviews the changing faces of one of the world's greatest cities with both detailed close-ups and long-distance views.

Looking down the cameraman's lense, this provides a view of the historic buildings and landscapes of Britain's royal heritage. The royal palaces, including Windsor Castle and Balmoral, are seen as well as the great churches and cathedrals such as St Paul's and Westminster Abbey.

A striking bird's-eye journey through the most cherished historic landmarks

The New York skyline is arguably one of the most distinctive on Earth. At night, however, the city’s numerous landmarks are transformed from the familiar into the new. Following the success of Merrell’s London at Night, award-winning aerial photographer Jason Hawkes offers a dramatic, night-time perspective on one of the world’s most iconic locations. From the vantage point of a helicopter, Hawkes captures the magical, almost abstract quality of such familiar sights as the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and the Empire State Building as seen after dark, as well as revealing some of New York’s less well-known vistas. Featuring an informative introduction and extended captions by the New York Times journalist Christopher Gray, New York at Night is a unique and often breathtaking record of the city that truly never sleeps.

A unique and beautiful look at Britain from the skies See Britain in a whole new light with Britain From Above Month by Month, a stunning visual portrait of the British Isles throughout the year from renowned aerial photographer Jason Hawkes. Explore every corner of Britain from majestic mountain landscapes and haunting medieval ruins to magnificent feats of engineering and dramatic coastlines and see how familiar scenes, famous events and iconic monuments take on a whole new life when viewed from a different angle. Look down at the Angel of the North from a new perspective, take in the glittering London skyline from on high and see a patchwork of festival tents as you've never seen them before. Britain From Above Month by Month is a true celebration of Britain in all its glory, a beautiful gift and a fascinating addition to any bookshelf.

This is a collection of photographs of Scotland, with some text, taken from the air. Travelling to the farthest reaches of Scotland, where solitary, battlemented castles recall centuries of rebellion and unrest, the author and photographer capture the romance of Scotland.

In this book we are taken on an aerial journeyalong the South Devon coast starting at Plymouthand heading east for some 115 miles (184km)where we reach the Dorset border. All along thecoast are echoes of Devon's proud maritimeheritage, anchorages from where the PilgrimFathers last set foot on English soil and fromwhence the likes of Ralegh, Drake and Hawkinssailed out to fame and fortune. The mouths ofthe rivers Plym, Dart and Exe were also theroutes through which Britain grew to one of thegreatest trading nations the world has ever seen.The coast is famous for its safe harbours aroundwhich, from ancient times, little communitiesestablished themselves. It is towards this shorethat most of Devon's rivers run, creating deeptidal valleys. These days some of the most desirableand expensive homes in Britain are to befound here. And where fishing boats once tied upalongside granite harbour walls, yachts now lay upat pontoons or rock gently at vast marinas.The South Devon coastline provides the meansfor thousands to enjoy leisure pursuits. The SouthWest Coast Path follows the cliff edge for most ofits route through South Devon, while sandybeaches are thronged in summer monthsproviding safe bathing, in most places, while easyaccess provides a chance to explore harboursidetowns and villages.This little book is the perfect memento for thosewho wish to take a little bit of Devon home withthem

Aerial photographs of all of Wales' principal attractions.

The counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire, sometimes called the 'garden of England', contain some of the most beautiful buildings and lush landscape this country has to offer, and seen from the air it attains a new and unexpected glory. Jason Hawkes provides stunning bird's-eye views of such sites as Dover Castle and the White Cliffs, Canterbury Cathedral, Hever and Leeds Castles, Whitstable Bay, Sissinghurst, Arundel, Brighton, the New Forest, Epsom Downs, the ancient cathedral city of Winchester, and the Isle of White - plus much else besides.