Like Us: Encounters with Primates

by Thomas Marent (Photographer)

Our nearest relatives are more alike than you think! Through his lens, photographer Thomas Marent has captured more than 130 species of primates, mostly in their natural environments. These beautiful creatures, from Congolese mountain gorillas, to South American capuchin monkeys, to mouse lemurs in Madagascar, truly reveal their personalities in these images. Their profound—and surprisingly human—relationships with each other will change your perception of primates forever.
Informative text by zoologist Fritz Jantschke, as well as an introduction by Dirk Steffens, Ambassador of the Jane Goodall-Institute Germany, enhance our understanding of the animals behavior.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 2014

About the author

Thomas Marent is a Swiss nature and wildlife photographer whose passion for the outdoors began in childhood and deepened when he got his first camera at 16. A transformative trip to an Australian rainforest at 23 inspired a lifelong mission to explore and document rainforests worldwide. Since the mid-1990s, his work has appeared in magazines and calendars, culminating in his 2006 book Rainforest, translated into 15 languages. He has published several follow-ups, leads wildlife photography tours, and supports butterfly conservation in Switzerland.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have given this book four stars for the outstanding photographs. Thomas Marent is an incredible photographer. I have really enjoyed his other books. Unfortunately, the text was not as well put together and really detracted from my enjoyment of the book as a whole. I think there may have been some serious issues with the translation and editing process.