I came across a stash of these hard cover books and loved them so much I thought I’d sell them here. It’s a photographic tribute to wild animals and a critique of man’s treatment of the natural world features the beauty of nature’s wild animals and pristine landscapes, along with portraits of captive animals and degraded landscapes.
‘Wild Things’, by Britta Jaschinski
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Britta Jaschinski’s ascent to the top ranks of British photography has been swift. Her first book, Zoo, was a huge success and won her huge critical and commercial acclaim, and resulted in a successful show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London. She was also awarded a photographic prize at Arles in France. With this book she has widened her scope to focus on animals in their natural habitat, and in so doing subtly illuminates the beauty and fragility of our planet. Gorgeous photographs are accompanied by the photographer’s own haunting, elegiac poem, which runs the course of the book and which meditates on the origins and possible destiny of life on earth. This beautiful volume packs a huge emotional punch, without descending into sentimentality. Its possible readers extend far beyond its certain audience of photography aficionados and environmentalists; it is bound to appeal to anyone of any age who loves animals or who is lured by the call of the wild.
