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Extraordinary Beauty of Birds

SAMUEL / PECK

9783791382036

BOOK DETAILS

Price: $70.00
Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9783791382036
Published: April 2016

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Deborah Samuel's photographs are meant to inspire and teach. In this book she turns her lens toward the bird, and her images are as surprising as they are exquisite. From nest to egg to feather, these images are an exercise in seeing and a showcase of what photography can reveal: the impossibly soft feathers of ospreys; the iridescence of a bird-of-paradise; the curved, needle-like beak of a common scimitarbill; and the psychedelic hues of the aptly named resplendent quetzal. Samuel also photographs the nests and eggs of birds, showing us examples of incredible artistry and simple, natural perfection. Accompanying these images are detailed scientific descriptions of Samuel's subjects, written by Mark Peck, an ornithological expert at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. An index detailing each species-its common and scientific names, size, habitats, and breeding practices-makes this more than a photography book, while the extraordinary images transform it into a sourcebook of colours, shapes, and designs. AUTHOR: Deborah Samuel is a photographer whose work has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Entertainment Weekly, in addition to having directed music videos. She now focuses on her own fine art projects exclusively and has published two previous books, Dog and Pup. Mark Peck is the Royal Ontario Museum's ornithology collections manager, gallery and program developer, and fieldwork and ornithological researcher. 160 colour illustrations

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9783791382036
Published: April 2016

Number of pages: 288
Width: 240 mm
Height: 240 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Prestel

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