About this item
A compelling visual anthology of one of photography's most popular subjects, reframing our understanding of why we photograph animals and why photographing them matters to us and the planet.A visual overview of the history and future of animal photography, Why We Photograph Animals encourages us to think and rethink the way we have looked at -- and used -- animals and to consider our future relationships with nonhuman species.Multistranded, this book features the work of more than one hundred photographers supported by thematic essays that provide historical context; interviews with and contributions by leading contemporary photographers that explore their influences, methods, and motivations; and dazzling visual collections that present the very best animal photography from its inception to the present day.
About the Author
Dr Huw Lewis-Jones is an award-winning author, teacher, and seafarer. He lives in Cornwall. Huw also travels across the Arctic and Antarctica each year working as an expedition leader. Twitter news @polarworld A best-selling author of history and photography books, Huw's titles include 'The Writer's Map', 'The Sea Journal', 'Arctic', 'Ocean Portraits', 'In Search of the South Pole', 'The Lifeboat', 'Mountain Heroes' - which won Adventure Book of the Year at the World ITB Awards in Germany - and 'The Conquest of Everest', winner of the History Award at the Banff Festival. To date, his books have been published in 18 languages.
