Nomad - Hardcover

Brandt Corstius, Jelle; Toirkens, Jeroen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9020995987 ISBN 13: 9789020995985

Publisher: Editions Lannoo sa, 2011

Synopsis

Nomad is an impressive photography book which presents the harsh lives of nomads. It studies the very essence of nomadic life worldwide. The photographs by Jeroen Toikons, award winner of the first prize "Zilveren Camera" ("Silver Camera") in 2009, are the result of 12 trips he made to the most distant places on earth. With his project "NomadsLife", he tries to capture the traditional way of life of nomads in pictures - for as long as this is still possible that is, since urbanisation, globalisation and climate change endanger the lifestyle of these people. Locations: Mongolia, Russia, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Taiga area, Finland, Alaska, Greenland.

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From the Back Cover:

Op zoek naar de essentie van het nomadisch leven overal ter wereldFotograaf Jeroen Toirkens documenteert al sinds 1999 de rauwe werkelijkheid van de laatst levende nomaden op het noordelijk halfrond. Door globalisering, droogte, armoede en klimaatverandering is het voor deze volken steeds moeilijker om vast te houden aan hun traditionele manier van leven. Toirkens' sprekende foto's en een doorleefd essay van Jelle Brandt Corstius geven een indringend beeld van twaalf reizen naar de meest afgelegen gebieden op aarde.

About the Author:

Jeroen Toirkens studied photographic design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. He's been involved in the NomadsLife project since 1999. Jelle Brandt Corstius is a Dutch correspondent, publicist and television program maker. In 2009 he made the television documentary "From Moscow to Magadan", exploring the themes that dominate the everyday lives of the Russian people. In 2010 he continued this series with "From Moscow to Murmansk".

About this edition

• Publisher: Editions Lannoo sa
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9020995987
• ISBN 13: 9789020995985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208