Lavish and completely captivating, Through the Eyes of the Condor splashes the vibrant colors, textures, and rhythms of Latin America across more than a hundred stunning canvases, each the work of aerial photographer Robert B. Haas. From high up, surprising patterns emerge from places both grand and simple. Showcasing knifeedged peaks and lush jungles, birdflocked coastlines and harsh deserts, this strikingly original collection is a soaring thrill ride over the entire sweep of Latin America. By leaning from the open doors of helicopters and small planes, Haas was able to capture patterns in the land and its wildlife that emerge only from above, showing us that beauty can be found in unexpected places. Interspersed among the photos are short, journallike meditations on the art of aerial photography and the trials and tribulations of this epic odyssey. Introducing this brilliant cornucopia of photographs, National Book Awardnominee Marie Arana writes of an expedition with Haas: He was showing me my native land as my ancestors had longed to see itas every shaman who ever drank a hallucinogenic brew hoped to experience it. The photographs in Through the Eyes of the Condor deliver that same breathless, cloudhigh thrill.
