365 Ways to Save the Earth

by Philippe Bourseiller, Elizabeth Kolbert (Foreword by), Simon Jones (Translator)

Throughout his award-winning photographic career, Philippe Bourseiller has recorded the splendors of untamed nature, from the immensities of the ice floe to the fury of the volcano, from the vast open spaces of Patagonia to the aridity of the Sahara. This experience has given him unique insight into both the richness and the fragility of our environment. In 365 Ways to Save the Earth, he takes the reader on a daily journey through our planet, revealing its hidden face.For every day of the year he presents a stunning photograph and a simple, environment-friendly action that enables the reader to participate in the protection of planet Earth. Philippe Bourseiller is a true field photographer whose talents as a climber, caver, and diver enable him to move easily through the extreme environments that he frequents and, as we see in these pages, return with extraordinary images.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Environment

752 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 2005

About the author

Always in search of a magical light that gives all its value to a landscape and to the people who inhabit it, Philippe Bourseiller travels the great natural spaces of the planet with his Canon. For nearly forty years now, he has been working on the great nature of our planet to create a true photographic memory of the Earth. These landscapes never stop changing and photography, as a form of memory, is one of the best instruments to follow their evolution and better understand their upheavals and the permanent adaptation of the people who live there.

In 1983 he joined the staff of France Soir Magazine. It was his first approach to color, all subjects are covered: news, people, sports, expeditions…. From 1987 to 1990 he became a member of the magazine department of the Sygma agency and gradually moved towards what would become his favorite field: nature. In 1991, he decided to become a freelance photographer in response to his desire to specialize in nature and environmental subjects. His first report on the eruption of the Pinatubo volcano in 1991 oriented an important part of his work towards the world of active volcanoes.

Philippe Bourseiller is a field photographer, knowing how to be at the same time a mountaineer, a speleologist, a diver…, his experience allows him to evolve easily in the extreme universes he is in contact with, and to bring us back rare images. Recognized worldwide for his mastery of light, color and composition, his work has been awarded several times by the prestigious World Press prize and a Visa d’Or at the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan. He regularly collaborates with major magazines: Géo, Paris Match, Figaro Magazine, Stern, Life, National Geographic…. and has published more than twenty books translated into several languages.

Several large exhibitions have been presented in the world.

Reviews

[Denise Basinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely gorgeous photography, and quick, easy to read ideas, ranging from what we all can do everyday, to more advanced ways that we can make the needed changes in our large and small communities.

[Olivia Nahmias · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4 stars*
BEAUTIFUL photography for each day of the year. My breath is taken away each and every time I turn the pages to find the next absolutely majestic piece of work. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

[Anita · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book's high points are its beautiful nature photography, as well as the fact that it breaks down sometimes-overwhelming environmental problems into smaller, very do-able actions that are fairly easy to follow. One of my favorite ideas was:

June 28 entry - Reduce your meat consumption, and you'll feed the world. Begin to reduce your meat consumption slowly. Choose one day a week to eat vegetarian and increase the number of days at your own pace. The variety of foods for vegetarians and the availability of local farm-fresh organic produce make the vegetarian lifestyle more appealing than ever, and you will be able to relieve a small part of the pressures of our global appetite.

Another favorite is to use your library more. All of these actions have an impact and help to "save the Earth."

[Sara Best · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was full of useful ideas, though not 365. I was surprised at how many repeats there were. The photographs are beautiful. Ironically, though it had an American publisher, it was printed and bound in France thus significantly increasing its own carbon footprint by requiring trans-Atlantic transportation. Additionally, it was printed on thick glossy paper instead of recycled paper.

[Kellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book ever with absolutely astounding illustrations!!! It's expensive (but how would I know- I got it as a gift!) but a must-have for all earthlings!

[Jesika · Rating 5 out of 5]

You will learn ALOT from this.

[Phil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bargain from Borders, nice bathroom reader