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Karel Tomeï (Rotterdam, 1941) is een Nederlands fotograaf die is gespecialiseerd in luchtfotografie. Hij publiceerde verschillende boeken met luchtfoto's van Nederland en België. Verder fotografeerde hij de Antillen en Zuid-Afrika vanuit de lucht. Alle beelden zijn genomen in 2007 en 2008. Vijftien ‘bekende’ Nederlanders werden uitgenodigd iets over Nederland te schrijven.

Large format and super thick book with 350 artistic aerial photographs of the Netherlands, interspersed with text contributions from sixteen famous Dutch celebrities. The photos show the Netherlands as a rigidly organized, manicured country where even the breakers' yards seem neat and tidy. Ditches, roads, dykes and lakes form the contours of the photo compositions, in which man also plays a role. The photographs are pinpoint sharp, with a strong color construction. The photos are, without exception, remarkable and are captured in a clear, logical lay-out. Captions are handily arranged at the back of the book in rows of photo blocks. This book, weighing 4.3 kilograms, is a masterpiece by the photographer and a wonderful attention getter.