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Earthsong | 
 enlarge | Author: Bernhard Edmaier
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 301715
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 13.7 x 11.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0714848581
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9780714848587
ASIN: 0714848581
Publication Date: April 2, 2008
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Art meets earth science in Earthsong, a gallery of spectacular aerial photographs by Bernhard Edmaier. Reproduced in full color on oversized pages, the patterns of deserts, glaciers, volcanoes, and grassland often resemble abstract paintings. But the wisdom of this book lies in its pairing of beautiful images with brief explanations by geologist Angelika Jung-Huettl of the forces that produced these startling effects. Divided into four parts--Agua (water), Barren (tundra), Desert, and Green--Earthsong is full of surprises. The action ranges from the brilliant, firecracker-like explosion of lava fields on Mt. Etna in Sicily to the sci-fi shapes of boiling mud pools in Waiotapu, New Zealand, powered by sulphur gas. On Disko Bay in western Greenland, a delicate embroidery of fine-grained ice has been shaped by wind, waves and frozen fog. The pristine clarity of early morning light reveals huge swaths of rolling and rippling orange-red sand in the Namib Desert of southwest Africa. Subtly meandering patterns worthy of a master etcher are carved into the icy wastes of Iceland by the action of volcanic dust, snow, sun and wind. While most of the book surveys sparsely inhabited regions, geologic action is also observed next door to major population centers. Cutting a dark ribbon through a lush meadow in eastern Germany, the Tollense River and its hungry algae will eventually erode and conquer the entire valley. Quietly acknowledging the effects of global warning, Earthsong literally hovers above the earth to reveal the effects of the interconnected forces that continue to shape our planet. --Cathy Curtis
Product Description
Art meets science and earth in EARTHSONG, a spectacular collection of breathtaking aerial photographs of the earth's surface, available in paperback for the very first time. The book is divided into four chapters or 'zones': Aqua, Green, Desert, and Barren. The photographs are accompanied by text offering the geographical context and explaining the importance of climate and the impact of humans on the environment. EARTHSONG features photographs from around the world, from the Bahamas to Iceland, New Zealand to North America, and Europe to Alaska. It includes a wide variety of subjects, from bubbling mud pools, volcanic eruptions, coral reefs, and deserts to eroded canyons and arctic glaciers. By celebrating the earth's natural beauty, EARTHSONG documents the threatened wild landscapes of our planet and is ideal for those interested in preservation and environmental issues as well as photography.
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 Earthsong Review June 17, 2008
The book has the most amazing photographs that truly celebrate the Earth. I would highly recommend this work of art. It's spectacular and I'm certainly glad I purchased it.
Absolutely striking photographs February 9, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Edmaier takes us to a variety of isolated and relatively unpopulated areas for some terrific aerial photos of our planet. We see water, ice, tundra, glaciers, sandy deserts, volcanoes, coasts, grassland, and forests. And Jung-Huettl's descriptions of what we are seeing are nicely done.
The overall effect is eerie, as if the Earth were uninhabited (by our species, at least) and we humans were looking the place over and trying to decide if we wanted to visit it, live there, or try someplace else.
In any case, the photographs are marvellous and show plenty of detail. If I were writing a book on planetary science, I'd want to use a couple of these photos for the section on our little world.
 Disappointing - especially from Phaidon publishing February 2, 2005
21 out of 29 found this review helpful
I was really looking forward to receiving and reading this book - I had looked at it in the stores but it was plastic wrapped and, therefore, I could not see what was inside. However, once I had received it from Amazon and opened it, my eager anticipation gave way to annoyance and disappointment. The photographs of the earth from above are, indeed, spectacular and of the highest quality, BUT Edmaier has used (or appears to have used) the same (or variations of the same) photographs over and over again - even though the book is supposed to have four distinct themes, Aqua, Barren, Desert and Green. I own several books published by Phaidon and have been impressed beyond expectation with every one of them - not this time. I considered the book price to be reasonable until I opened it - now I feel as if I have been ripped off! With over 220 pages, I expected in the region of 150-200 different photographs. Yes, the photographs are different but most of them are just different views of the same subject - not what I expected at all. Overall, a nice coffee table book, but far too expensive for what you actually get. Very disappointing!
Great coffee-table viewing December 9, 2004
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful book--incredible photography, carefully printed. There is a printing flaw on page 26.
An Extraordinary Visual Feast November 27, 2004
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is a book that one must see to truly appreciate. I came across it in a store and began to browse because it looked as though it was a collection of spectacular works of modern art. The realisation that it was an album of aerial photographs only made it more compelling. There are many images that are breathtaking in their own right but the effect of combining them into a planetary photo essay is nothing short of outstanding. It uniquely explores the great diversity of Mother Earth while highlighting the beauty that is always present in her many forms.
Everyone I have showed this book to has had a similar reaction. If you are looking for a gift for that person who is difficult to buy for because they seem to have everything, look no further. They are sure to be delighted.
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