Synopses & Reviews
Sprawling over 3.5 million square miles, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, the Sahara is a mythical land, enchanting not only for its extreme beauty but also for its complex culture. Wrapping its arid terrain around Africa, this vast desert is shared, and sometimes fought over, by some dozen countries.
Enraptured by the desert's magical light and amazingly diverse terrain-its spectacular dunes, stone fortresses, and Edenic oases-photographer Philippe Bourseiller embarked on the first truly comprehensive photographic exploration of this enormous territory. Here, in 200 compelling images ranging from the white sands of Arguin (Mauritania) to the colorful banks of the Niger river (Mali), from the rock paintings of Tassili n'Ajjer (Algeria) to the lakes of Ennedi (Chad), Bourseiller communicates his powerful experience of the desert. A series of texts by Sahara specialists deepens our understanding of the history, people, and landscape of this fascinating area. An invitation to travel the Sahara, this beautiful book will attract fans of the region, of photography, and of world exploration.
Synopsis
- Philippe Bourseiller is the first to have undertaken such a comprehensive photographic exploration of this mythical territory.
- This book is an invitation to travel to the Sahara.
- The text is written by experts in the field. All what you wanted to know about the origins, history, climate, peoples and future of the Sahara is in this book.
About the Author
Philippe Bourseiller undertook six annual expeditions to the Sahara for four years, eventually compiling an enormous monograph of images of the world's biggest desert. A regular contributor to magazines and books and the photographer of Abrams' Volcanoes, he has been awarded the prestigious World Press Prize five times.