NLXL Made in Holland by Karel Tomeï

In this new, beautifully executed photo book Karel Tomeï shows us the Netherlands as we know it but never seen before. Nowadays aerial photography seems almost an everyday phenomenon through developments like satellite photos, drones and Google Earth. Now we are accustomed to the look from above and we are used to making photo’s on a daily basis, a carefully selected series of images as Karel Tomeï really stands out. It connects to a centuries-old tradition dating back to the 17th-century prints series of Dutch towns and at the same time, it appeals to the desire for beauty of landscapes. In this book, these systematic and aesthetic approaches come together.

Aerial Photographer Karel Tomeï

At the age of five, Karel Tomeï (1941) made his first photos. From 1973 he specialized as an aerial photographer. His photographic images from the silent report of endless flights over the Netherlands, depending on the elements, gusting, changing cloudy skies and reflections on the ground. This almost 4 kg book is a masterpiece of the photographer and an intriguing piece of visual storytelling.