Description: Celebrated photographer Philip Gould's collection of aerial phototography showcasing Louisiana's landsacapes, landmarks, and people, bolstered by essays from journalist and folklorist Ben Sandmel
Brief description: Philip Gould is a cultural documentary and architecture photographer who has made Louisiana his home and favorite subject since 1974, when he moved to the Bayou State from California to work on the Daily Iberian as a photographer. Based in Lafayette, Gould has photographed throughout the state, the nation, Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Louisiana from the Sky is his twentieth book.