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Nathan, Simon, 1943-

Flying high : the photography of Lloyd Homer / Simon Nathan. - Lower Hutt Geoscience Society of New Zealand 2019 - 148 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 x 29 cm - Geoscience New Zealand miscellaneous publication ; 153 . - Geoscience Society of New Zealand miscellaneous publication ; 153. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Apprentice years -- Photography from the sky -- Tongariro National Park volcanoes -- Finding faults -- Scientists at work -- 1 -- Edgecombe earthquake -- Mount Taranaki -- The fold of the land -- Scientists at work -- 2 -- Geological guidebooks -- Aoraki/Mount Cook -- Flying high -- Hong Kong -- Lloyd Homer miscellany -- Ruapehu eruptions, 1996-96 -- Wellington heritage -- Acknowledgements -- Publications by and about Lloyd Homer -- Index.

"'Disaster man' Lloyd Homer photographed events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides around New Zealand for over 35 years. This book features a selection of spectacular colour aerial photographs, including high-altitude panoramas, from the GNS Science image library as well as many unique aerial photographs of New Zealand's national parks and wilderness areas."--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9780473463472 0473463474

Subjects--Personal Names:
Homer, Lloyd.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aerial photography--New Zealand.

LC Class. No.: TR140.H66 / N3 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 629.13092