Jeffrey Milstein was obsessed with planes from as long as he could
remember as a child, building and flying as many as he could afford. He
became intimately familiar with them until he then got his pilots
licence at the tender age of 17.
"In this portfolio I explore a typology of the varied cruciform shapes
of jet aircraft flying precisely overhead as if frozen in space. I have
decontextualized these highly detailed photographs to express the
complexity and beauty of form. That these giant conglomerations of
aluminium, can gracefully lift from earth is amazing. That they can
return safely some hours later on another part of the globe is even
more amazing. My aircraft photograph."
This just seems to be one of those books that you must own. The
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also to purchase his book and beautiful prints up to 155 x 155 cm.
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