Eyes Over Africa
By Michael Poliza. TeNeues, £85, hardback, 408 pages, ISBN 978-3-8327-9209-1
PHOTOBOOKS of Africa are nothing new, but Michael Poliza’s eagle-eyed journey provides a refreshing perspective. On a helicopter trip across the great continent, Poliza exposes the upper side of all forms of life and landscape to be found there. He captures sweeping vistas, movements of wildlife and interactions between people, each image spread gloriously over an enormous double page. Although the scenery is dominant, and the landscapes most breathtaking, Poliza does well to capture all sides of life in Africa, including the urban vistas often forgotten by photographers in their bid to get some more shots of elephants and zebras (of which, naturally, there are several). The accompanying text provides a look behind the scenes, and the…