Cover of On This Earth: Photographs from East Africa

On This Earth: Photographs from East Africa

Nick Brandt Trilogy series

Nick Brandt depicts the animals of East Africa with an intimacy and artistry unmatched by other photographers who choose wildlife as their subject. He creates these majestic sepia and blue-tone photoscontrasting moments of quintessential stillness with bursts of dramatic actionby engaging with these creatures on an exceptionally intimate level, without the customary use of a telephoto lens. Evocative of classical art, from dignified portraits to sweeping natural tableaux, Brandt's images artfully and simply capture animals in their natural states of being. With a foreword by Alice Sebold and an introduction by Jane Goodall, On This Earthis a gorgeous portfolio of some of the last wild animalsand a heartfelt elegy to a vanishing world.

Setting
Africa
Audience
adult
Length
short · 132 pages

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