Wide Angle : National Geographic Greatest Places

English

Series: National Geographic Collectors Ser.

ISBN: 1426208936

EAN: 9781426208935

Category: Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional/Science / Earth Sciences / Geography/Photography / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes/

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Release Date: 11/09/2011

Synopsis: In 250 glorious photographs Wide Angle: National Geographic Greatest Places documents the beauty and depth of every part of the world. Delving deeply into a picture archive that houses over ten million images, with many photographs being published for the first time, this new book-the third and final in the greatest photographs series-presents the worlds amazingly diverse places with epic grandeur, unparalleled intimacy, romantic beauty, and gritty realism. The photographs are landscapes, cityscapes, famous landmarks, and unfamiliar spots that reveal special qualities of geography or culture one might otherwise never see. Spanning more than eleven decades, the images in Wide Angle are divided into twelve chapters, each depicting a unique geographyincluding East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Polar Regions. Each chapter is introduced by award-winning cultural writer and critic Ferdinand Protzman, whose essays accent the stunning photographs by renowned National Geographic photographers. Both essays and photographs carefully examine a regions special qualities, creating unique character and its own special and unforgettable sense of place. In Wide Angle, National Geographic photographers have recorded the worlds places close up, in sweeping breadth, in depth, and over time.

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Wide Angle : National Geographic Greatest Places

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.34 inches

Width: 6.97 inches

Length: 5.98 inches

Weight: 33.33 oz

Pages: 504