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Intimate encounters with the animal world an extraordinary collection displaying the unique personal aesthetic frans lanting brings to wildlife photography, as well as the startling new perspective on animals his images provoke. Jan 01, 1997 eye to eye, the first personal portfolio by master photographer frans lanting, presents an extraordinary collection of animal images by an awardwinning photographer and naturalist who has set the standards for a whole generation of wildlife photographers, according to the bbc. For more than two decades he has documented wildlife from the amazon to antarctica to promote understanding about the earth and its natural history through images that convey a passion for nature and a sense of wonder. Intimate encounters with the animal world hardcover. No one turns animals into art more completely than frans lanting, writes the new yorker. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. A journey through time, was almost a decade in the making and tells the story of life on earth from its earliest beginnings, utilising stunning images of eyecatching creatures and geological formations found in the present. Its taken from below their eye level and each of them is looking in a different direction.
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A journey through time, an exhibition, and a multimedia symphony featuring lanting s images and the music of philip glass. Eye to eye hardcover published august 1st 2016 by taschen hardcover, 256 pages authors. Mammals and birds predominate, with a few of reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Eye to eye, the first personal portfolio by master photographer frans lanting, presents an extraordinary collection of animal images by an awardwinning photographer and naturalist who has set the standards for a whole generation of wildlife photographers, according to the bbc. It consists of dramatically closeup photographs of animals, always concentrating on the eyes of the subject. Lanting curated the book with an eye toward immersing the reader in the opulence of africas biomes, with its vast landscapes and wildlife, while at the same time making clear what would be lost should we fail to protect them. More than 140 photographs, made over a period of twenty years, reveal the unique personal. His influential work appears in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world.
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