A spectacular collection of breathtaking aerial photographs of the earth`s surface, divided into four chapters or "zones" - Aqua, Green , Desert and Barren.
The photographs are accompanied by the text that offers an excellent geographical context and explains the importance of climate and how human activity impacts on the environment.
The book features photographs taken all around the world from the Bahamas to Ethiopia, Iceland, New Zealand to North America and Alaska, from South America to Europe. It includes a huge variety of subjects from bubbling mud pools, volcanic eruptions, coral reefs and deserts to eroded canyons and arctic glaciers. By celebrating the earth`s natural beauty, Earthsong documents the threatened wild landscapes of our planet and is ideal for those interested in preservation and environmental issues as well as photography.
232 pages, more than 250 photographs, with 5 different covers, ISBN 0-7148-4451-9, Prize:
UK £35.00, US $59.95, CAN $89.95; AUS $95.00; EC €59.95
To view some of the pictures, please click [AQUA], [BARREN], [DESERT] and [GREEN].
REVIEWS
" ... The earth looks a very different place from the air, an through the camera of Bernhard Edmaier its many forms and nuances have been captured with stunning effect. This is a truly impressive book. ..... As in Yann Arthus Bertrand`s monumental 'Earth from the Air' project, there is a powerful aestheticism in the composition of many of the photographs. Colours, patterns ans shapes have been carefully arranged in the frame before firing the shutter, and the result is a volume of the work that is – in my opinion – far superior. Geography has never looked more beautiful." Geographical (Royal Geographic Society Magazine), January 2005
"... Edmaier`s collection of stunning landscape photographs taken from the air reveals the geological forces that continue to shape our planet. Along with Angelika Jung-Huettl`s concise commentary, the pictures illuminate the ways in which rocks, water and plant life interact. The colours and shapes are startling." Daily Telegraph, 15.1.2005
... Be forewarned: You`ll be painfully tempted to cut out pages and hang them on the wall." American Scientist, December 2004
"a spectacular production" Norman Ackroyd R. A., RA (Royal Academy magazine), Autumn 2004
"... this isn’t so much a song, as a rhapsodic symphony to the untouched parts of our planet. Earthsong shows the world from [a] God’s-eye view, and you can understand that he might have seen it and thought that it was good." Gay Times, November 2004
