Earth on Fire - How Volcanoes Shape Our Planet

Informationen zum Autor Bernhard Edmaier (b.1957) trained as a civil engineer and geologist and has photographed the earth’s surface for over 15 years. 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 of the Great Barrier Reef. His abstractly beautiful compositions offer an awe-inspiring view of our planet. Klappentext Spectacular photographs of the worlds most dramatic and beautiful volcanic landscapes Zusammenfassung Volcanoes are the most awe-inspiring, fascinating and potentially devastating geological phenomena on earth. This large-format book brings together a spectacular collection of Bernhard Edmaier's aerial photographs of volcanoes both active and dormant around the world. As well as sensational pyrotechnics, Earth on Fire features beautiful photographs that reveal how volcanic activity shapes the landscape of our planet, and  informative, accessible texts explaining the formations and phenomena shown in the photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Edmaie, Bernhard Edmaier, Angelika Jung-Huttl, Jung-Hüttl, Angelik Jung-Hüttl, Angelika Jung-Hüttl
• Assisted by: Bernhard Edmaier (Photographs), Edmaier Bernhard (Photographer), Phillip Strand (Editor), Ben Fergusson (Translation), Fergusson Ben (Translation)
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.10.2009
• EAN: 9780714857008
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-5700-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 306 mm x 356 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Photography; Photography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; NATURE / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Volcanology & seismology, Volcanology and seismology