During the summer of 1999, award-winning aviation photographer Erik Hildebrandt dedicated nearly every professional moment to capturing the essence of one of America's fastest growing spectator phenomena: air shows. This all-color photo-journal of Hildebrandt's ultimate summer road trip presents spectacular imagery gathered at more than 15 aviation events ranging from small local airport events to the multi-million dollar EAA fly-in at Oshkosh. As he crisscrosses North America in search of the quintessential air show, Hildebrandt puts enthusiasts in the cockpits with the nation's top aviators and renowned flying teams like the Red Baron Pizza Squadron, the Blue Angels, and a variety of other military demo acts.

Front Row Center-Inside the Great American Airshow

Arts & Photography

Hildebrandt, Erik

Photography & Video

Clear Hot Media

Erik Hildebrandt has outdone even himself by cracking the code of silence of the United States Air Force. With more than 200 original color images made exclusively for this title, Hildebrandt was afforded unprecedented access to the newly formed USAF Heritage Flight Program.

Heritage Flight: America's Air Force Celebrates 100 Years of Aviation

History

Military

Front Row Center 2 is an all-new edition of the ground-breaking air show book of the same title featuring the world's most talented and well-known aerobatic pilots. Produced during the Centennial of Flight air show season of 2003, renowned aviation photographer and writer Erik Hildebrandt traveled as far as the south island of New Zealand and Japan to capture an international flavor for the landmark Centennial of Flight. Featuring such performers as the US Navy Blue Angels, US Air Force Thunderbirds, Sean D. Tucker and Julie Clark, Front Row Center 2 brings the reader along for the ride during some of the most dramatic air-to-air photography missions ever attempted. Using a unique combination of natural lighting and talented pilots, Erik Hildebrandt presents aviation ina way that bridges the gap for those who do not fly.

Front Row Center 2: Inside the World's Greatest Air Shows

For the past two years, while the sun was setting on the iconic F-14 Tomcat, aviation photographer and author Erik Hildebrandt has been capturing the final defining moments of the few remaining F-14 squadrons in the US Navy Fighter community. Anytime, Baby! is an unforgettable collection of final-phase Tomcat milestones captured and preserved forever in some of the most detailed and dynamic photographic compositions Hildebrandt has ever attempted. From riding along with VF-211, the last squadron to ever fly the F-14A, to flying with VF-32 on the last deployment of the F-14B in the Arabian Gulf in 2005, Hildebrandt has been witness to the end of an era. Anytime, Baby! is an important historic record as much as it is an artistic and beautiful tribute to the most popular American fighter in history. A true "must-have" addition for the aviation enthusiasts as well as former and current Navy and Marine Corp service personnel.

Anytime, Baby! Hail and Farewell to the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat

In the genre of fine art coffee table books, few elements are more critical to success than the artist's selection of a compelling visual subject matter. Aviation imagery has long been regarded as a passionate subject for millions of readers, and airshow aviation imagery turns up the heat on that passion exponentially. To that end, one visual artist has cornered this niche market of published airshow imagery with an original and visually stunning series of landscape coffee table books titled, Front Row Center: Inside the Great American Airshow. The Front Row Center series of airshow picture books are renowned for the ground-breaking aerial photographs created solely for these titles by acclaimed photographer and author Erik Hildebrandt. In this third all-new edition in the series, Hildebrandt once again has bested himself with page after page of breathtaking colors and poetic compositions of the world's most famous and talented airshow pilots. With a whimsical flair for complementary layout design, Front Row Center 3 builds on the solid foundation of the earlier editions and projects this new volume above and beyond what was previously thought possible in the realm of professional air-to-air photography. With a new section devoted to "Must-See Pilots", this latest edition boasts the greatest number of original photographs, topping 300. It also has an expanded section dedicated to the 60th Anniversary season of the US Navy Blue Angels that features new images from Hildebrandt's never-before-granted civilian access to the complete 6-plane formation in flight that he photographed from a 7th plane dedicated solely to this photography. Also featured in this all-new edition are the unprecedented images from Hildebrandt's dedicated photo-mission with the USAF latest and greatest new fighter, the F-22 Raptor. When considered altogether as a single collection, this book has not just something for every aviation enthusiast, it has it all.

Front Row Center 3: Inside the Great American Air Show

Individual Artists

Produced during the 2008 air show season across North America, Front Row Center 4 is the all-new, latest edition of Erik Hildebrandt's ongoing photographic journal of the world's greatest air show acts. By flying along with such amazing pilots as Patty Wagstaff and Mike Goulian, along with an unprecedented 10th backseat ride with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Erik has managed to once again bring air show fans along for the ride.

Front Row Center 4: Inside the Great American Air Show

An epic picture book commemorating 100 years of Naval Aviation, Fly Navy! Captures the pinnacle achievements that demonstrate how far the Navy has progressed over the last century. Aviation photographer and author Erik Hildebrandt chronicles all systems serving in naval aviation with never before seen photography and through the words of those brave individuals who have had the privilege to serve. The results of this effort will culminate in a grand, coffee-table style book that will be released in January 2011 at the official US Navy Centennial observance ceremonies in San Diego. With sections on each of the current aviation communities in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, this book is certain to be the ultimate collection of modern and historic aircraft imagery ever assembled.

Fly Navy: Celebrating the First Century of Naval Aviation

Erik Hildebrandt

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