This book of photographs (dimensions: 28 cm x 32 cm - 224 pages ) is entirely focused on the ANTARCTIC and is designed for the general public. It is one of a kind book, with a stunning selection of pictures taken by some of the World renown photographers. The book is divided into four main chapters:
1) The Continent
2) History of Exploration
3) Life in an extreme environment
4) A continent of Peace, dedicated to Science
These four chapters are illustrated with a selection of pictures taken by photographers (including myself) from many different countries; being a Photo editor as well as a photographer I also made the photo selection, choosing the most spectacular photos I could find (among the photographers are: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Frans Lanting, Ingo Arndt, George Steinmetz, Paul Nicklen, Colin Monteath, Tui de Roy, Stéphane Compoint and others).
Yann Arthus-Bertrand is the world-renowned author of "The Earth from Above"; while Frans Lanting, Paul Nicklen, Ingo Arndt are World Press Photo winning awards. Many photos are spread on double-pages.
There are 4 main texts, plus 10 interviews with scientists and other professionals, all from different countries, involved with the Antarctic. At the end of the book is a 32 pages Encyclopedia. The foreword was written by Jean-Louis Etienne, a well-known French doctor and polar explorer who crossed Antarctica in 1989-90 with 5 other people from different nations, to draw the attention to the Antarctic Treaty.
Jean-Louis Etienne has climbed the Erebus and reached the North Pole on skis, and will soon fly over the Arctic Ocean in an Airship, to study the effects of Global warming on pack ice.
The most important thing for me was that the photographers and those interviewed should come from different countries, and not from a single nation, since the key word in Antarctica is “collaboration”. All the major science projects are international. The book is published in France by Editions Belin and in Italy by Giunti Editore.
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