Marfa Flights: Aerial Views of Big Bend Country Vol 26 (Tarleton St University) Review "If you love the Big Bend, you will cherish this book."The Eagle The Eagle Published On: 2014-09-10"These stunning images of one of the most sparselypopulated and least visited regions of North America are not your typical coffee table book pretty pictures.InMarfa Flights: Aerial Views of Big Bend Country,Paul Chaplo, a classically trained visual artist who also happens to be aprofessional photographer,found and composed out ofthis swirlingly violent and bone-dry landscapesomething wondrous and haunting.Photographed from a single engineairplane, at various times of day, the land and sky and jewel-like ribbons of water come alive with form, muscle,and color." C.M. Mayo,author ofMiraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California C. M. Mayo Published On: 2014-11-05 Product Description Take an unforgettable sky excursion over Big Bend with photographer Paul Chaplo as he captures the shapes, textures, and colors of the craggy, weathered landforms people usually see only from the groundand some places no photographer has gone before. Flying from Marfa, and hanging precariously from the open door of an aircraft, Chaplo shares a hawk's eye view of a fiercely beautiful region, revealing the stark and magnificent landscapes carved by the force of eons of wind and water on the arid, mountainous country along the Rio Grande. About the Author PAUL V. CHAPLO is a professional photographer specializing in corporate and architectural photography. His creative workhas been exhibited in museums around the country, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. He lives in Arlington, Texas. Features Details Product Dimensions: 10.118110236 x 0.708661417 x 10.196850394 inches Item Weight: 2.2 pounds Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds Manufacturer: Texas A M University Press Item MPN: colour illustrations Item part number: colour illustrations A Word About the Postal Service and Their Service We ship same day if purchased by noon CT M-F. We even ship on some Saturday mornings (when we are in town). However, ever since Covid hit in March of 2020, the USPS has been experiencing many delays. We offer expedited options at extremely reasonable prices, including FedEx 2 business day shipping for any items that will fit in a flat rate FedEx Pak envelope (price and option is only valid if this item will fit into a FedEx Pak envelope). Please check all of your options before buying. We ship to all 50 US states and territories, as well as to many international destinations. Some larger packages to AK, HI, PR, VI, GU and other protectorates will require additional postage, but we are happy to ship to you. All first-class and media mail eligible items, as well as any items that will fit into a Priority Mail flat rate envelope do not require additional postage. Any items larger than that, we will ship larger items to you for the cost of postage. Contact us for details. 30-day Money Back Guarantee If you're unhappy with your order, you may return it back for your money back within 30 days. Items must be returned in the same condition that they went out in. We cannot accept returns on items that have been opened, worn or altered in any way from the original condition.