Overview: A New Perspective of Earth

by Benjamin Grant

Overview

A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project.

Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in OVERVIEW offer a new way to look at the landscape that we have shaped. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture, and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human impact. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial vantage point and creates a perspective of Earth as it has never been seen before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399578656
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	10/25/2016
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	239,501
Product dimensions:	10.60(w) x 10.70(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Benjamin Grant is the author of Overview and also oversees the Instagram project Daily Overview, from which the book takes its inspiration. Since he began the project in December 2013, his daily posts have both delighted and challenged his audience from all corners of the globe. For Overview, Grant has curated and created more than 200 original images by stitching together numerous high‑resolution satellite photographs. With each image, he aims to not only inspire a fresh perspective of our planet but also encourage a new understanding of what human impact looks like. Grant graduated from Yale University, where he studied world history, art history, and rowed on the heavyweight crew team. He lives and rides his bike in New York City.

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INTRODUCTION 
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS

A NEW PERSPECTIVE OF EARTH
9

INTRODUCTION
11

WHERE WE

HARVEST
25

EXTRACT
55

POWER
81

LIVE
109

MOVE
139

DESIGN
173

PLAY
203

WASTE
227

ARE NOT
255

Editorial Reviews

★ 12/19/2016
The notion that human creations are almost never designed to be seen from above provides the source of the great confusion and great wonder of Grant’s assiduous found photography, first displayed on his popular Instagram feed, @dailyoverview, and now showcased in this impeccable book. Each of the book’s 200-plus images is made up of numerous high-resolution satellite photographs stitched together to yield fantastic aerial views. Grant developed his approach almost by accident while playing around on a mapping program in 2013: a search for “Earth” revealed not the entire planet but a small part of it—the town of Earth, Texas—and the beguiling patterns of the world as seen from above. Human endeavors without a single impulse towards the picturesque often result in dazzling sights: dollhouse pastels from lithium mining and aluminum manufacture, engrossing geometric spirals of thermosolar plants, and De Stijl–like container port vistas. This book of photos might lead one to believe that humankind has dedicated itself solely to space-directed installation art—and in a way it has. Color photos. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

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"A compendium of spectacular satellite imagery...Overview documents the impact of human existence."
–Wall Street Journal

"Absolutely gorgeous, yet utterly gut-wrenching"
–Wired

"Stunning, surprising and intriguing photographs of Earth from the skies."
–The Guardian

"Photos of earth from above will change your outlook of the planet"
–Fast Company 

"Incredible images that show Earth’s surface as you’ve never seen it before"
–BBC

"Grant’s book...uses satellite photography to reveal both environmental wonders and suburban sprawl from a new perspective."
–Los Angeles Times

"From far away, it’s possible to get a glimpse of what connects us, and why it’s worth protecting."
–Boston Globe

"Hypnotic images from across the globe"
–Daily Mail

"Totally breathtaking"
–Thrillist

"A unique view of the globe we all call home."
–Smithsonian

"The awesomeness of earth from above"
–The Atlantic

"Stunning"
–Huffington Post

"A tour de force of research and image presentation"
–American Photo

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