Author(s): ANKE BENSTEM

Collections - Places/Objects

A photographic journey to all corners of the globe, full of panoramas of our natural world-highlighting the five most dominant hues of each photograph on a color bar placed above the image. This large-format coffee-table book (15 × 10 inches) includes over 300 luscious images, disclosing such sights as: . Mountain peaks glowing red under the setting sun . Ocean shores glistening blue . Black volcanic rock erupting into vivid red founts of fire . Softer pastel tones blanketing a blooming heath or lavender field . A medley of greens-deep-green hues of tropical rain forests, poison-green reptiles, and light-green fresh undergrowth in valleys Travelers, photographers, anthropologists, and daydreamers alike will marvel at the almost infinite expanse of orange tones in Wadi Rum or Rub al-Khali and the vibrant purple lupines blossoming in Arthur's Pass National Park. Earth is an inexhaustible treasure of rich colors and diverse forms. To facilitate appreciation of the complexity of the panoramic images, the five most dominant hues of each have been extracted and placed in a color bar directly above the image. This encourages us to hone in on the brilliant range of color present in our natural environment. Features landscape, wildlife, and plant life photos from every continent, with chapters subdivided into: . Europe . Africa . Asia . Australia & Oceania . North & Central America . South America . Antarctica Get ready for an extraordinary journey of the senses! SELLING POINTS: . An awe-inspiring journey to the tundras and the plateaus, the mountains high and valleys low-to the rain forests and to the rivers-to all of the diverse natural spectacles our beautiful Earth has to offer . Emphasizing the beauty and variance of color itself as a natural phenomenon, a photographic eye reveals the secret of our world in its splendor and ingenuity . Exciting and enticing artists, travelers, anthropologists, dreamers, and adventurers of all stripes, this book exhibits profound spectacles from all regions of the world 301 colour images