Rainforest

by Lewis Blackwell

There are no places on Earth more mysterious, complex, and unknown than tropical rainforests. Combining stunning photographs by the world’s leading nature photographers—including new work by Tim Flach—with an inspiring text by award-winning author Lewis Blackwell, Rainforest opens our minds to the breathtaking beauty of these remarkable ecosystems, with their verdant plant life and diverse animal species. Swooping from aerial to macro perspectives, the book captures the world’s most fascinating landscapes at all scales, from a vast sleeping forest cloaked in morning mist to the brilliant iridescent flicker of a butterfly’s wing.

Genres: Coffee Table Books, History Of Science, Nature, Nonfiction, Reference, Art, Photography

264 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 2014

About the author

Lewis Blackwell has worked as a leading author, editor, and creative director in photography, winning international recognition for his talks, exhibitions, and books. Blackwell is the author of the bestselling The Life & Love of Trees, The Life & Love of Cats, The Life & Love of Dogs, and Rainforest.

Reviews

[Thomas Land · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a surprising one. Large, bulky coffee table books usually don't come with much writing. If they do it is simplified for easy perusing. The genre tends to be towards eye candy than education (no bad thing by any means).

HOWEVER this cannot be said for Rainforest. This is a compendium of some of the best jungle photography I've happened to come across, interspersed with essays that are not only interesting, but highly detailed and informative even to a zoologist who has been studying the subject for the 4 years.

It is a love letter to the most diverse habitats on Earth, to the animals that live call it home and the plants that make it home. It tells an additional story of hope - being the only way for the forests to survive the next century.

Yes this is a coffee table book, but it is an excellent example of essays on the inner busy nature of the Rainforest.

[Chester Clement · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reminds me of home