Synopses & Reviews
Showcasing cutting-edge underwater photography from the worldandrsquo;s leading marine and nature photographers, The Life and Love of the Sea is a breathtaking visual tour of the oceanandrsquo;s great diversity. Readers will experience land meeting sea with images of dramatic coastlines, barrier reefs, and island chains, as well as the spectacular power of the ocean through a stunning collection of wave photographs. Offering an extensive survey of the oceanandrsquo;s many fascinating inhabitants, Blackwell presents incredible images of everything from whales to manta rays to seals to endless schools of fish to the creatures that reside in the deepest recesses of the ocean floor. The book also makes available bonus footage via a scannable QR code from multi-award- winning underwater cameraman Steven Hathaway.
Synopsis
Trees are vitalwithout them we simply wouldn't be here. Not only essential, they have been an inspiration throughout our history. In breathtaking photographs and stories we are taken on a journey from the boreal forest at the edge of the Arctic to the rainforests girdling the planet; from ancient bristlecones to fresh-leaved seedlings; from the charming and familiar to the scary and rare. An elegantly written and highly accessible text is complemented by an extraordinary collection of images created by some of the world's leading nature photographers.
Synopsis
There are no places on Earth more mysterious, complex, and unknown than tropical rainforests. Combining stunning photographs by the worldandrsquo;s leading nature photographersandmdash;including new work by Tim Flachandmdash;with an inspiring text by award-winning author Lewis Blackwell,
Rainforest opens our minds to the breathtaking beauty of these remarkable ecosystems, with their verdant plant life and diverse animal species. Swooping from aerial to macro perspectives, the book captures the worldandrsquo;s most fascinating landscapes at all scales, from a vast sleeping forest cloaked in morning mist to the brilliant iridescent flicker of a butterflyandrsquo;s wing.
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Synopsis
For more than a year, 69 of the worldand#8217;s best nature photographers traveled to all corners of Europe to capture the incredibly rich natural heritage of the continent. They have created more than 200,000 images of nature, some of which were published in the popular
Wild Wonders of Europe. Now,
Trees and Forests: Wild Wonders of Europe reveals even more of these stunning photographs, while paying tribute to the multihued beauty of trees.
From minute arboreal details to panoramas of epic proportions, the book explores the immense diversity of Europeand#8217;s forests. Organized by climate, each chapter surveys a different habitat and its resident trees, moving from the sunny woodlands of the Mediterranean, to the frostbitten Alpine terrain, and everywhere in between.
About the Author
Florian Mand#246;llers and Staffan Widstrand are esteemed photographers and writers who have been recipients of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award and the European Nature Photographer award. Ecologist and temperate forest specialist Annik Schnitzler, the author of the text,and#160;teaches at the Universitand#233; de Metz and is the author of numerous other books. Bridget Wijnberg is a biologist, an environmental scientist, and chief consultant in a development program for sustainable EcoAward tourism in Zambia.