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Animal Portraits

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Animal Portraits is a fascinating and original collection of photographs from one of the world's top wildlife photographers. Andy Rouse's uncanny ability to go where other photographers hesitate has allowed him to build up a unique collection of images from up close, unusually giving a sense of personality more than showing animal behaviour or habitats. There is the feeling of a real connection with the animals as they look us straight in the eye, often appearing to have stopped and posed for the camera. These encounters will all kinds of wildlife, from the mundane to the exotic and in locations from Asia to Antarctica and America to Europe, amount to a completely fresh and unique view of the animal kingdom.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2006

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Profile Image for Víctor Paredes.
52 reviews9 followers
September 11, 2020
Me lo compré hace un tiempo en una tienda de ropa usada por un euro. Después se me olvidó mirarlo.
Ahora me senté con calma y es precioso. Andy Rouse tomó miles de fotos de animales y seleccionó un montón para este libro. Las fotos son buenas, pero la verdadera gracia del libro es su orden. Cada retrato tiene una relación con el de la página de al lado, aunque sean animales muy diferentes. A veces es la misma pose, a veces el gesto de la cara, la paleta de color, formas que se repiten, emociones, lo que sea.
Entonces ojearlo es una maravilla, porque cada página abierta es como un pequeño puzzle, la busqueda de un detalle que le da sentido.
Una página muy bonita, por ejemplo, tiene a un tigre a la izquierda y a una leona a la derecha. La relación podría ser ésa nomás, dos retratos de felinos grandes en la misma pose, pero resulta que la leona está bajo un árbol y la sombra de ese árbol le proyecta rayas en la cara.
No sé ustedes, pero a mí estas cosas me emocionan.

Nota aparte -y después de pensar tanto en Darwin- el libro me dejó con la idea muy fuerte de cuán evidente es que todos los animales venimos de la misma plantilla. Por lejanos que seamos, todos repetimos los gestos de ese porotito con ojos primordial que decidió evolucionar hace un montón de millones de años.
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2,194 reviews
October 21, 2011
Sometimes all a body needs is a good dose of some animal cuteness. You'll find plenty of that in this book along with some other more awkward and typical pictures of various creatures in their natural habitats. Borrowed this one from a friend of mine. May need to look for it myself on my next book run. Some of these are just too much fun.
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December 11, 2012
There's nothing better than looking at animals (other than hugging them!) to lighten the heart, and this has to be the definitive collection. Nobody could possibly go through this book without having a massive grin on their face by the end, and laughing out loud at some of the crazier-looking facial expressions, of the apes and bears especially!
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7 reviews1 follower
February 18, 2009
This is a great collection of cute, funny and strange looking animal photographs, many you'll recognise as well as some unfamiliar creatures.
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