Synopses & Reviews
Award-winning photographer Tim Flach has spent years inquiring into the essential bond we have with animals. Now he presents the culmination of a career-long endeavor, an extraordinary body of work in which each image is more striking and powerful than the last.
Just as did Flachandrsquo;s highly acclaimed previous books, Equus and Dogs, More than Human will amaze and inspire, in a constant affirmation of the animal, whether it be rare or common, powerful or defenseless, odd or majestic. The book showcases a menagerie of creaturesandmdash;pandas, tigers, bats, lions, orangutans, cobras, bullfrogs, chimpanzees, wolves, porcupines, elephants, owls, armadillos, among many othersandmdash;as they have never been seen before. Shedding light on Flachandrsquo;s images will be an accessible collection of texts, written and edited by author Lewis Blackwell.
Praise for More Than Human:
andldquo;A gallery of animal portraits that are unlike anything weandrsquo;ve seen before.andrdquo; andmdash;The Wall Street Journal
andldquo;His technique is impeccable; this is one of the most gorgeous photography books of the year. But what makes it more than a coffee-table trifle is the way Flachandrsquo;s images connect usandmdash;with near-tactile sensation and soulfulnessandmdash;to the creatures on display.andrdquo; andmdash;NPR.org
andldquo;Arresting portraits that express photographer Flachandrsquo;s andlsquo;sense of wonderment in nature.andrsquo;andrdquo; andmdash;People
andquot;Astoundingly sharp images.andquot; - The San Francisco Chronicle
andldquo;Compelling and unexpected.andrdquo; andmdash;The Denver Post
andldquo;Treat yourself to the full glory of More Than Human, for the screen hardly does it justice.andrdquo; andmdash;Brain Pickings.com
andldquo;A book of animal photographs guaranteed to dazzle viewers with their color, detail, clarity and, most of all, their uncanny andlsquo;humanity.andrsquo;andrdquo;-- BookPage
Synopsis
Nick Brandt's unforgettable photographs in
A Shadow Falls, a much anticipated collection of new work created since the publication of his enormously successful
On this Earth (2005), portray the great animals of East Africa. Brandt comes to lions, elephants, giraffes, and gorillas with the same empathy that other artists reserve for human subjects. His photographs, writes Jane Goodall, arouse deep emotions. It's almost impossible to look through his work without sensing the personalities of the beings whom he has photographed. Out of this yearning for communion with our closest relatives in nature, Brandt achieves images that are, in the words of photographer Mary Ellen Mark, both Oepic and iconic.
A Shadow Falls reproduces 58 never before published images in stunning, oversized tritone plates. Philosopher Peter Singer and photography historian Vicki Goldberg explore the significance of Brandt's photographs, and Brandt gives his own account of his work in Africa.
Synopsis
In
A Shadow Falls, which features fifty-eight recent images in stunning, oversized tritone plates, Nick Brandt continues his ambitious and ongoing photographic project to memorialize the vanishing natural grandeur of East Africa. Brandt's wide-screen panoramas of animals and landscapes capture an epic vision of Africa that has not been seen before. His iconic portraits of its majestic animals are filled with an empathy usually reserved for human subjects.
From the opening images in A Shadow Falls, of a verdant world filled with multitudes of animals, to the closing images of small bands of creatures moving across a parched, dusty earth, Brandt portrays a mythic Africa struggling against tragic forces. In years to come, we will look back at these powerful photographs and wonder why humanity did not do more to preserve this rare corner of earthly paradise.
Synopsis
In this remarkable visual survey, internationally acclaimed photographer Sebastiandatilde;o Salgado documents traditional methods of sustainable coffee farming across the globe, revealing rituals deeply steeped in history and pride. The book spans nearly a decade of research into the hidden world of coffee, highlighting relationships characterized by respect, fair exchange, and a shared understanding that ever-improving quality has the power to improve lives. Salgado, a native to one of Brazilandrsquo;s premier coffee-growing regions, is the perfect guide for a readerandrsquo;s journey to principal farming locations in China, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, India, Brazil, Costa Rica, and beyond.
Synopsis
Photographer and conservationist Bryant Austinand#8217;s breathtaking photographic project
Beautiful Whale is the first of its kind: It chronicles his fearless attempts to reach out to whales as fellow sentient beings. Featuring Austinand#8217;s intimate imagesand#151;some as detailed as a single haunting eyeand#151;that result from encounters based on mutual trust,
Beautiful Whale captures the grace and intelligence of these magnificent creatures. Austin spent days at a time submerged, motionless, in the waters of remote spawning grounds waiting for humpback, sperm, and minke whales to seek him out. As oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle says in her foreword to the book, and#147;As an ambassador from the oceanand#151;and to the oceanand#151;Bryant Austin is not only a source of inspiration. He is cause for hope.and#8221;
Praise for Beautiful Whale:
and#147;You canand#8217;t help thinking, with every passing page, that this is whatand#8217;s itand#8217;s like to swim with the whales.and#8221; and#151;The Wall Street Journal
About the Author
Nick Brandt's first book, On This Earth, is one of the most popular photography books of this decade. He lives in Topanga, California. Peter Singer is the author of the influential Animal Liberation. He lives in New York City. Vicki Goldberg is America's leading photography critic and historian. She lives in New Hampshire.