National Geographic, The Photographs; National Geographic, Die Fotografien, englische Ausgabe
"National Geographic: The Photographs"presents an amazing
collection of award-winning"National Geographic"magazine
photographs, the facts behind them, and the inside stories of the
men and women who took them. The images capture rare moments in
nature and the lives of animals, along with defining events in the
lives of people everywhere. Many earlier pictures place the new
ones in perspective, illustrating how the"Geographic"has
created a unique photographic approach and maintained its tradition
over decades, while evolving in response the changing realities
that the photography documents. Five chapters cover the
Society's major themes: wildlife on land and underwater,
cultures in the United States and around the world, and science -
from astronomy to archaeology to the human senses. On page after
page, stunning images reveal the skill and imagination of
Geographic's photographers. Accompanying the images are the
photographer's accounts of adventures in the field - sometimes
humorous, sometimes terrifying, always vividly compelling. Author
Leah Bendavid-Val writes about the photographers'achievements
from technical, journalistic, and artistic points of view. An
introductory chapter chronicles the evolution of photographic
principles at the"Geographic"and the visionaries who
believed in the revolutionary idea that photography had the power
to tell important truths about the world.
