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UPFRONT
MARCH 2019YANN ARTHUS-
BERTRAND HAS
MADE A CAREER of
shooting photographs
from high in the sky. His
1999 book The Earth
From The Air sold
millions of copies and
cemented his status as
an environmental
activist. This photo of a
village in the High Atlas
Mountains is from his
new book, Morocco
From the Air, published
by Thames and Hudson
(£25). “When people say
‘save the planet’, I think
they are wrong,” he once
said. “The planet will
survive us, of course it
will; life will survive us.
What we are trying to
save is humanity.”THE BIG PICTURE
RED ARROWS RETURN
TO AIR TATTOO
MADE TO LAST
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caseluggage.comAFTER CELEBRATING THE RAF’S CENTENARY LAST YEAR, the Royal International
Air Tattoo’s airshow is back on July 19-21 at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Raising
funds for the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, the airshow has already confirmed the
attendance of the RAF Red Arrows, who will be performing aerobatic displays on all
three days. The Spanish Navy harrier will also make a rare appearance at the show, along
with the Royal Jordanian Falcons. Starting this year, the Royal Air Tattoo has launched
its Business Club, providing the opportunity to hear from guest speakers and access
prime positions for flight displays – sign up before March 31 to be entered in a draw to
win one of three sponsorship packages worth up to £50,000. airtattoo.com