The Centre Cannot Hold by David Gulden

by David Gulden

Having spent the last 20 years in Africa photographing wildlife alongside the likes of Peter Beard, David Gulden has come to understand that his endeavour is more than one to create appealing artworks, but instead to create a document of the declining landscape of all the precious creatures that live there. In 95 black-and-white photographs that feature tranquility, bursts of action, portraiture, and the natural canvas of the animals and their environments, he visualises for us the concept of global change so famously described by William Yeats in his poem, 'The Second Coming,' and from which the inspired title of this work derives. Join this extraordinary photographer and environmentalist, David Gulden, on a phenomenal personal yet universal safari that until the publication of this book would not have been possible except through actual travel; a safari where nature's creatures are captured with greater intimacy and artistry than one would have thought possible.

Hardcover

First published October 1, 2012

Reviews

[M.i. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is absolutely gorgeous. Not enough superlatives to describe it or do it justice. Gulden not only captures these animals in their natural habitat but also in some fantastic situations. Black and white photography has never looked better.