In Praise of Primates

by Steve Bloom

Bloom, Steve

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Steve Bloom is a South African photographer and writer. Son of journalist, novelist, and political activist Harry Bloom, he is best known for his photography books and essays as well as his large scale outdoor exhibitions called Spirit of the Wild.

Reviews

[Kelley Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really miss these beautiful coffee table books. There is a little information, but STUNNINGLY beautiful pictures. This kind of book is the reason I want to see the world. The pictures are so very, very evocative of the place and creature that I want more than anything to be able to tell you how it smells, how it sounds, what the air feels like in that place. Is it warm or chill where the mountain gorillas live? Are the macaques ominous feeling or just cute?

[Phoebes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bellissimo questo libro! E’ diviso in capitoli, ognuno riguardante un genere di Primati, con un’introduzione e poi delle didascalie alle varie foto ricche di informazioni sulle abitudini e il tipo di vita di queste affascinanti creature ma, ovviamente, a farla da padrone sono le immagini: tutte veramente stupende!

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[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A stunning collection of imagery show-casing our closest relatives, the great apes, as well as the beautiful "snow monkeys" of Japan, and a small smorgasbord of other primates--including lemurs--toward the end. My personal favourite section was definitely the one on the snow monkeys (otherwise known as the Japanese macaques.)