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This selection of 108 portrait images documents the many journeys made by Diane Barker to join in the everyday lives of the ancient nomadic people of Tibet. Taken over the course of thirty years, th e photographs share the timeless practices and traditions of the n omadic lifestyle as well as the shifts and changes which have beco me visible in more recent times, seeing them at work and leisure.

• Forfatter: Diane Barker
• Publisert: September 2022
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781912213559

Join National Geographic on a world tour like no other, with over 200 exhilarating photographs that’ll take you soaring above the colourful roofs of European cities, discovering the intricate patchwork of American cornfields, tracing the surprising silhouettes of tropical islands, and witnessing the startling intricacy of underwater anemones - all thanks to photographers who refocused their lenses, looking down.

This extraordinary collection contains: 4 sections exploring how these images from above speak to us through colour, shape, texture, and scale. In-depth interviews with prestigious photographers showing how the artists climbed, flew, dug, or rocketed into space to capture their most impressive shots.

Dedicated sidebars revealing how we have always experimented with top-down perspective, from ancient earthworks to modern drones. Curated by acclaimed nature photographer and National Geographic explorer Jeffrey Kerby, every photo in World From Above offers a new way of looking at life on our planet.

• Publisert: Oktober 2024
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Antall sider: 364
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781426223402

Journey to the planet's most magnificent places with this thought-provoking portrait of our world. See it as you've never seen it before and renew your relationship with the place we call home.

The images in this book will take you to places far and wide, the kinds of places that you might never visit but that you can perhaps put on that "If " list we all have tucked away. These places are surprising, remarkable, remote, familiar... dive in and marvel over the undeniable fact; it is a beautiful world.

The photography in Beautiful World is divided into ten themes:

• Origins
• Nourish
• Untamed
• Community
• Celebration
• Transformation
• Space
• Harmony
• Monumental
• Eternal

• Publisert: April 2021
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Antall sider: 256
• ISBN: 9781838694678

• Publisert: 2016
  
• Utgave: 1. utgave
• Antall sider: 400
  

• Publisert: april 2023
• Antall sider: 256
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk

"A breathtaking and emotive journey across our planet." - Outdoor Photography

An elephant, a waterfall, a tree. For award-winning nature photographer Marsel van Oosten, simplicity is the ultimate form of expression. Through singular subjects and pared-down motifs, he captures the beauty, diversity, and vulnerability of the natural world.

This visually stunning volume begins with photographs from Africa before moving through all the continents. The alternations between landscapes and close-ups, color and black-and white photographs, create a stunning, emotive journey across the planet we call home. 

• Forfatter: Marsel van Oosten
• Publisert: Juli 2021
• Antall sider: 320
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk og tysk
• ISBN: 9783961716456

Thai Style is renowned throughout the world for its grace, form and colours, reflecting wider national culture. Whether pavilion-style architecture,elegant interior designs, innovative use of textiles and materials, Thai style manages to combine cultural traditions with skilled craftsmanship and modern interpretations. These design forms have evolved into a 21st century paragon of design practice and universally admired. Contemporary Thai Style —one that merges ancient practices with modern fashions, graphics and technologies is what this book seeks to showcase.

• Publisert: Mai 2016
  
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Utgave: 1. utgave
• Antall sider: 196
• ISBN: 9781780678337

 Lonely Planet's Guide to Travel Photography is written by internationally renowned travel photographer Richard I'Anson. He shares his wealth of experience and knowledge about travel photography in this jargon-free guide to taking better photographs. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and refreshed with up-to-the minute advice, information and instructions on how to take amazing travel photographs using the latest digital cameras.

It also includes tips on how to get great results from smartphones, DSLR cameras, drones and GoPro action cameras. The author explains: How to get started in travel photography What kit is required - whether you're an enthusiastic amateur photographer or a budding professionals - and how to use it Types of software and computers needed to process pin-sharp images On-the-ground advice, including photography etiquette, safety and security Essential advice and know-how on lighting, composing and shooting great images How to choose the best lens, set aperture, shutter speeds and exposure Detailed instructions on taking photographs of moving subjects, portraits of people, landscapes, cities, wildlife, festivals, food and drink Processing, saving and sharing digital images using various software programs, and even selling travel images. Lonely Planet's Guide to Travel Photography is the definitive handbook for anybody keen to improve the photographs they take on their travel trips and wow their friends and family at home.

Forfattere: R. I'anson
Publisert måned: Aug
Publisert år: 2016
Utgave: 5.utg
Sider nr: 376

A vibrant celebration of surfers in and out of the water from an award-winning photographer Professional photographer Thom Gilbert spent four years among surfer royalty at the top of their game-in Spain, New York, California, and Hawaii-with his camera trained not only on tiny figures disappearing in the waves, but also on the surfers' faces and bodies back on land. He returned from the beaches with intimate portraits of the world's best-from the newest talent to the oldest and most revered-and also with dramatic action shots and revealing images of the culture around this sport and lifestyle. The book features not only 300 photographs, but some Q&As with, and hand-written contributions from, prominent figures in the scene.

Ultimately, Waves is an ode to surfing and to the men and women who live it every day.

• Forfatter: Thom Gilbert
• Publisert: 2019
• Antall sider: 242
  
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN:  9781419738210