Eye to Eye (Signed/Limited Edition)

Frans Lanting

ISBN 10: 3822877522 / ISBN 13: 9783822877524

Published by Taschen GmbH, 1997

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Limited gilt-edged Art Edition of 1,500 copies, each with the cibachrome print Cougar Face, Belize, signed by Frans Lanting.This example of an incredible collectors item, is in fine condition within. There are some very slight smudges to the outside casing but otherwise fine throughout. This is a special limited edition copy, of 1500. It is known that there is only 500 copies in English; making this copy an incredible item.Frans Lanting, in the words of National Geographic, has ?the mind of a scientist and the eyes of a poet.? This first personal portfolio by the master nature photographer presents over 140 photographs alongside personal anecdotes from two decades of working with wild animals. The result is a stunning portfolio of a unique aesthetic as well as a startling encounter with our fellow species on planet Earth. Seller Inventory # 00159

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eye to Eye (Signed/Limited Edition)

Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Frans Lanting - Artist's Edition: Looking nature in the eye: Lanting's first personal portfolioLimited gilt-edged edition of 1,500 copies worldwide in decorative slipcase, including a signed cibachrome print (25,5 x 30,5 cm / 10 x 12 inches)."As a chronicler of natural history today, Frans Lanting is a singular extraordinary talent. He has the mind of a scientist, the heart of a hunter, and the eyes of a poet." - National Geographic, WashingtonEye to Eye, the first personal portfolio by master photographer Frans Lanting, presents an extraordinary collection of animal images by an award-winning photographer and naturalist who "has set the standards for a whole generation of wildlife photographers," according to the BBC.More than 140 photographs, made over a period of twenty years, reveal the unique personal aesthetic Frans Lanting brings to wildlife photography, as well as the startling new perspective on animals his images provoke.This book s exquisite images are accompanied by personal stories and observations from a lifetime of working with wild animals around the world, ranging from orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo to emperor penguins in Antarctica. More than 70 species are represented in this astonishing portrait gallery celebrating the diversity of life on earth. Frans Lanting does not seek in these encounters the beauty traditionally revered by wildlife photographers: "The perfection I seek in my photographic compositions is a means to show the strength and dignity of animals in nature."Frans Lanting s work has been lauded by designers as art, by biologists as science, and by others as a new vision of the relationship between animals and people one that challenges us to look animals in the eye and see ourselves.

Review:

Frans Lanting, a Dutch American photographer, delivers yet another extraordinary book drawn from time spent alongside African waterholes, Antarctic beaches, and North Pacific islands, among other locales. Lanting chronicles the lives of residents such as the aye-aye of Madagascar, the elephant seal of California, and the caiman of Brazil. He favors an up-close and personal approach to his work, and his aptly titled Eye to Eye, made up of 140 color plates, captures the essential qualities of various animals. The subjects did not always appreciate posing for him; while making his images Lanting was challenged by African elephants, sniffed at by lions, and shunned by macaws.