Alfred Buckham - Daredevil Photographer: Louise Pearson

Author Louise Pearson delivers a fascinating insight into the life and work of an aerial photography pioneer in Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer.

Leaving behind a comprehensive archive, Buckham wrote in detail about his exploits, including his nine crashes and how he would stand up while flying in an open biplane. However, dive a little deeper and there’s an even more interesting story — of how he created these unbelievable photographs back on the ground. With a combination of different negatives, Buckham used his skills in the darkroom to craft stunning images that capture the experience of flight, but with a little extra drama.

Published to accompany the first major exhibition of Alfred Buckham’s work, the book draws on the photographer’s archive, held by his grandsons, and exciting new acquisitions made by the National Galleries of Scotland, including the camera he took to the skies and a selection of the negatives used to compose his most celebrated images.