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Since he started the project in 1990, Arthus-Bertrand has worked to bring to light not only the beauty of our planet, but also its fragility and our responsibility to preserve it. His powerful aerial photography and insightful commentary is a testament to humanity's duty to our home, the Earth. Now, Abrams are proud to present this signed, numbered, limited edition of one of the most loved and bestselling illustrated books of all time. This awesome title comes with a wooden dislay stand, making this as much a work of art as a book of amazing photography. The large format present's Arthus-Bertrand's Photographs at a scale where their most intimate details can at last be seen. Earth From Above: Limited Edition presents one hundred of the photographer s best-loved images, including previously unpublished work.
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Ecology, a science scarcely a century old, aims to give its practitioners an approach to understanding how whole natural systems--for example, watersheds, deserts, and estuaries--work. Few books translate this aim as well as Earth from Above, a stunning collection of photographs that affords its viewers a window into the world's workings. It is something of a commonplace, for instance, that the large-scale logging now being visited on the world's rainforests is causing untold damage to tropical ecosystems. In French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's hands, this problem is translated from arid fact to alarming image, giving immediate meaning to the statistics that underlie today's environmental headlines; his photographs of the ruins of rural Madagascar, where forests are being cleared at a rate of 1,500 square kilometers (580 square miles) annually, are a sad case in point.
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Arthus-Bertrand, working with the support of UNESCO, has wandered the globe to gather this collection of more than 200 photographs, presented in a folio format. The images are uniformly striking, whether of stalagmite-like fans of algae spreading into the Mediterranean Sea, farmers working their fields in northern India, or destroyed Iraqi tanks littering the deserts of Kuwait. The accompanying text, captions, and short essays by some of France's leading scientists and social critics lend specific depth to the images, which will cheer few readers--but that will shock, and educate, and, with luck, inspire closer attention to the world around us. --Gregory McNamee
The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and 60 countries, Earth from Above is the most revealing and spectacular portrait of our world ever created. From a heart-shaped mangrove forest in New Caledonia to a flock of red ibises in Venezuela, from a caravan of camels in Mauritania to Mt. Everest and Mammoth Hot Springs, re nowned aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand presents nearly 200 striking color images that put our home planet in a whole new perspective. Produced under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the book is also a unique documentary record of the earth's fragile ecosystems at the dawn of the new millennium. Commentaries by noted specialists illuminate what we see-and explain exactly what we stand to lose as demographic pressures put more stress on the environment. 170 photographs in full color, 416 pages, 1011/2 x 14 33/8" Advertising: New York Times Book Review Yann Arthus-Bertrand is the author of more than 40 books, including Abrams' New York from the Air, Greece from the Air, and Good Breeding (see page 17). Sophie Bessis is a historian and economist; Paul Blanquart is a philosopher and sociologist; Jean-Paul Delage Is a physician and historian of science; Pierre Gentelle is a geographer and archaeologist; Jacques Vron is a demographer; Astrid Avundo is a naturalist; and Frdric Marchand is an ethnologist and anthropologist.
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- PublisherAbrams
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0810993856
- ISBN 13 9780810993853
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages216
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Book Description Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. This magnificent limited edition book, Earth From Above, is a true spectacle to behold. It is published under the sponsorship of UNESCO and has become a touchstone for the environmental movement. Photographer Yann ArthusBertrand spent five years travelling the earth to not only document our planet's astounding beauty but also to show how civilization adversely affects the earth in visible ways. This elegant collectors edition includes many of the photographer's iconic images as well as new photographs published here for the first time. The largeformat volume opens up to over three feet, presenting ArthusBertrand's breathtaking photographs at a scale where their most intimate details can at last be seen. The Earth from Above Collector's Edition comes in an elegant wooden box and its own sturdy display stand.nbsp;This is an opened copy with only a small mark to the wooden box, and small movement to the sliding wooden runner, this copy is signed this being No. 247 400 copies.nbsp;23.75(w) x 31.50(h) x 4.75(d). book. Seller Inventory # 117652
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