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Natural history museums exhibit his highly unconventional landscape images attracting and inspiring large international attendance. Photography picture stories earths most striking scenes, as seen from above photographer bernhard edmaier s aerial landscapes are a celebration of color, form, and the wonders of. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Water by bernhard edmaier, angelika junghuttl waterstones. Oversize is the right way to see these landscapes, and the effect is overwhelming. We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order.
Bernhard edmaier has 15 books on goodreads with 265 ratings. As is so true of the southwest, it was first photographed by a german photographer bernhard edmaier from a plane. We currently have 3355 authors listed on the site and 2719 charactersseries with more added each day. When you think about it, bernhard edmaier had to first see a scene from the air and then realize its potential. His series include the john harding, mike rawlins, rick cantelli, p. Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. Colours of the earth, phaidon, 20 we learn that chemical weathering is responsible for the vivid, highlighterhued yellow of the crozon peninsula in france. Color point to over 200 art pieces that they match to specific pantone colors in order to examine color trends. Natures patterns from an aerial view bernhard edmaier bb. In this new volume, edmaier looks at waterfrom both the air and the groundas a source of life and one of the most important landscapeshaping. In his seminal photography books, bernhard edmaier captures dreamy, colorsaturated, seemingly abstract images of earth from above. This stunning collection of photographs from bernhard edmaier showcases the world. Louise cobb distinguished author award and the career achievement award to mention but a few.
Bernard gunther series by philip kerr makes crowns it all. The union newspaperearthsong, by geologistturnedaerial photographer bernhard edmaier, offers unique aesthetic images from 20,000 feet in the air of different, often remote, environments. Edmaier has a knack for this, which he has previously proven with his other masterpieces earthsong and earth on fire. Bernhard edmaiers nature photography reminds of action paintings geology becomes a special field of art history foto magazin, germany. The result of meticulous planning and research, his extraordinary travels take him from the endless deserts of africa to the ice plains of iceland and the coral cliffs of the great barrier reef. He is the main author of the illustrated book earthsong 2005. Aerial photographs of our untouched planet popular. His extraordinary photographs are the result of meticulously planned and researched expeditions that take him from the endless deserts of africa to the ice plains of iceland and the coral cliffs of the great barrier reef. Reproduced in full color on oversized pages, the patterns of deserts, glaciers, volcanoes, and grassland often resemble abstract paintings. The sacramento beeart meets earth science in earthsong, a gallery of spectacular aerial photographs by bernhard edmaier. Driven by his perennial interest in natural phenomena, he travels extensively to deserted and still untouched corners of the globe to gather material for his books and other photographic projects. He has done about 20 fictional and nonfictional books.
Photographer captures stunning views of the earths water photos. Check out the gallery above to see our favorite coffee table books. Patterns of the earth general nonfiction phaidon store. For geoart kunstwerk erde, he was awarded the kodak photo book prize in 1998. Bernhard edmaier s magnificent collection of aerial photographs of the planet shows in sumptuous detail just how all the colours of the spectrum are represented on earth, from vivid oranges to rich greens, from molten reds to subtle wisps of violet, all of them the result of natural, geological and chemical processes over the course of billions of years. Bernhard edmaier s photographs capture the beauty of these unspoiled areas and document phenomena that may last for a few brief moments or remain for millions of years. Berhard edmaier is the author of earthsong postcards 0. In earthart, a global color palette on display the new. Talking about the extraordinary and abstract natural patterns that occur on the earths surface, this book features over 500 photographs of craters, pools and islands, rivers, canyons and streams, estuaries, icebergs and salt flats, all categorised by shape. Photographer captures stunning views of the earths water. Art meets earth science in earthsong, a gallery of spectacular aerial photographs by bernhard edmaier. His first image collections vulkane 1994, eisige welten 1996, and geoart deutschland 2003 were consecutively voted the most beautiful science books of the year. Aerial photographs of our untouched planet popular science. Bernard edmaier colours of the earth, a collection of bernhard edmaier s photography of our planet is a trove of visual beauty you could pore over the details of every page for hours, as if pondering a vista.
His books having sold more than ten million copies, william bernhardt can boast of having won the oklahoma book award an astounding 14 times, with additional writing accolades including the southern writers guilds gold medal award, the h. This is a spectacular collection of breathtaking images by worldrenowned aerial photographer bernhard edmaier. In order to achieve this aim, bernhard edmaier uses aerial photography as his. The images in earthart cover the entire colour spectrum as found in. The book also includes some closeup shots of particularly striking natural phenomena. But then he had to figure out where the sun needed to be in order to really capture the colors just right. Order of bernard lee deleo books bernard lee deleo is an american author of detective fiction, paranormal, fantasy and adventure novels. Bernhard edmaier s latest book of stunning photographs of earths topography focuses on the vibrant, dazzling and almost unlikely colors that abound in nature. In this book, bernhard edmaier has tackled various volcanoc and plate tectonic phenomena such as firespewing volcanoes and lava streams, dark clouds of volcanic ash, seething mudpools, geysers, brightyellow sulphur crusts and colourful acid lakes. Earth on fire how volcanoes shape our planet hardcover.
Atelier erde by edmaier bernhard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Great scienceminded coffee table books popular science. In order to achieve this aim, bernhard edmaier uses aerial photography as his medium. Divided into five chapters by tectonic plate region, this book includes geothermal regions in europe, the americas, africa, new zealand, the indian ocean and the caribbean. Bernhard edmaier, author of earthsong, on librarything. Patterns of the earth by bernhard edmaier, 9780714853956, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Water by bernhard edmaier at abbeys bookshop 97837981657. Patterns of the earth by bernhard edmaier, angelika junghuttl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are closed until march 27th. His first image collections vulkane 1994, eisige welten 1996, and geoart deutschland 2003 were consecutively voted the most beautiful science books of the year by a panel of the most renowned science journalists. Aug 26, 2006 noticed another musthave on my shelf, which is often found among young adult books, but is one of the best ones ive read. The eagerly awaited edition three of hasselblads much lauded victor photography book is available this week and the accent is now even more firmly on the outstanding images that are being showcased. Angelika jung huttl is a geologist and writer whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers and popular scientific magazines. The latest book by the awardwinning photographer bernhard edmaier presents his stunning vistas of water in aweinspiring views of our planet.
Bernhard edmaiers search for white photography agenda. The earth speaks through bernhard s photos and bernhard speaks about the earth as he sees it in his photos. She has worked and traveled with edmaier for 10 years and has written several books on volcanoes, ice and glaciers. Bernhard edmaier is a german geologist, photographer and author of geoscientific books. Earthsong divides the planet into four parts reflecting the major environments that cover its surface aqua water, barren tundra, desert lands with minimal precipitation. This stunning collection of photographs from bernhard edmaier showcases the worlds most dramatic and beautiful volcanic landscapes. Public galleries in many european countries present bernhard edmaiers images of the earth at individual and group exhibitions. Shop amongst our popular books, including 3, water, earthsong postcards and more from bernhard edmaier. A photo can be found in the book geoart authored by him, i havent seen it. Prices range from 250 euro special edition colours of the earth, 600 euro print, 50 x 50 cm to 1400 euro print, 100 x 100 cm depending on size. Flip a few pages, and we read that the rustyred shade of crusted salt lakes indicates the presence of halophilic bacteria, microorganisms that thrive in saline conditions.
Colours of the earth by bernhard edmaier librarything. Get free delivery on everything overstock your online books store. Bernard lee deleo is a new york times bestselling and americas top rated author of john harding series, and nick mccarty series. Earthsong by edmaier, bernhard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. With its chapters arranged according to colour, we are afforded example after stunning example of the natural world in all its deep greens, its electric oranges, its fierce. While every attempt has been made to ensure stock availability, occasionally we do run out of stock at our stores. In his seminal photography books, bernhard edmaier combines his training as a geologist with an exquisite talent for capturing dreamy, coloursaturated, seemingly abstract images of earth from above.
In this new volume, edmaier looks at waterfrom both the air and the groundas a source of life and one of the most important landscapeshaping forces on earth. Dec 06, 2004 ews picks for the best coffeetable books the oversized tomes featuring photos of movie stars and historic moments make great holiday. Water by bernhard edmaier, 97837981657, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this new volume water, edmaier looks at water from both the air and the ground as a source of life and one of the most important.
Bernhard edmaier s new book of geologyinformed photographs. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. In his latest book, bernhard edmaier presents breathtaking waterscapesfrom both the air and on the ground. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. A panoply of amazing abstract patterns that occur naturally on the earths surface collected into a compact handbook over 400 aerial photographs taken by one of the worlds greatest aerial photographers.
Driven by his perennial interest in natural phenomena, bernhard edmaier travels extensively to deserted and still untouched corners of the globe to gather material for his books and other photographic projects. In this new volume, edmaier looks at water from both the air and the ground as a source of life and one of the most important landscape shaping forces on earth. The result of meticulous planning and research, his extraordinary travels take him from the endless deserts of africa to the ice plains of. Furthermore, he has written various newspaper columns such as evening standard and the sunday times among others. Explore books by bernhard edmaier with our selection at. Bernhard edmaier, a german photographer, geologist and author of many books. Booktopia buy philosophy book bargains books online from australias leading online bookstore. Colours of the earth photographs of bernhard edmaier. Bekijk meer ideeen over luchtfotografie, galapagos eilanden en natuur.