Flying Over South Africa

SouthAfricaisKarelTomei'ssecondhomeland,aplacewherehelivestwotothreemonthsayear.Thetripsthathemadetomakethisbook-inatwo-seaterhelicopter,werespectacular.Theylandedwherevertheywantedformaintenanceandfueling.Thelongestexpeditionlastedseveralweeksandwas10,000-kmtripfromCapeTowntotheedgesofMozambique,ZimbabweandBotswana.SouthAfricaisasbigasWesternEurope,andthebookOverSouthAfricahasbeendividedintothecountry'snineprovinces.Eachwithitsownuniqueidentity:widebrownrivers,flattenedmountaintopsandprehistoricredsandformations,juxtaposedwithendlessgreensavannas,hugelakesanduntouchedsubtropicalwilderness.ThecountrysideofSouthAfricaislargelyundevelopedandverydiverse.KarelTomei(Rotterdam)hasbeenestablishinghimselfasanartistthesepastyearsandhisaerialphotographsareunrivaled.Fromtheskies,heallowsyoutoenjoyhisspecialviewoftheworld.Razor-sharpcompositionsoftheearthonwhichweliveandoverwhichTomeiflies,freeasabird,accompaniedbyhiskeeneyeandhiscamera.