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The Human Element: A Time Capsule from the Anthropocene
A magnum opus on the human impact on our planet—from the threat of animal extinction to catastrophic wildfires, global warming as visualized through glacier melt, and increased ferocity of historic floods and storms—James Balog presents four decades of his research and photography in this environmental call to arms.
For four decades, world-renowned environmental photographer James Balog has traveled well over a million miles from the Arctic to the Antarctic and the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas. With his images heightening awareness of climate change and endangered species, he is one of the most relevant photographers in the world today.
Balog’s photography of and essays on “human tectonics”—humanity’s reshaping of the natural environment—reveal the intersection of people and nature, and that when we sustain nature, we sustain ourselves. This monumental book is an unprecedented combination of art informed by scientific knowledge. Featuring Balog’s 350 most iconic photographs, The Human Element offers a truly unmatched view of the world—and a world we may never see again.
For four decades, world-renowned environmental photographer James Balog has traveled well over a million miles from the Arctic to the Antarctic and the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas. With his images heightening awareness of climate change and endangered species, he is one of the most relevant photographers in the world today.
Balog’s photography of and essays on “human tectonics”—humanity’s reshaping of the natural environment—reveal the intersection of people and nature, and that when we sustain nature, we sustain ourselves. This monumental book is an unprecedented combination of art informed by scientific knowledge. Featuring Balog’s 350 most iconic photographs, The Human Element offers a truly unmatched view of the world—and a world we may never see again.
456 pages, Hardcover
Published October 26, 2021
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June 28, 2022
The Human Element is incredible. A physically huge coffee table book I discovered at my local library, having been drawn in by the incredible cover photograph. The book is replete with amazing better than National Geographic quality photographs and well crafted written prose that takes us as readers through the story of the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene is an epoch recently labelled that details how we as humans have entered a geological age where our cultural capacity for modifying the planet is having significant impact; for good and bad.
Please set aside a morning to consume this wonderful book. Your eyes and mind will be blessed with what you deserve. A moving insight into the incredible achievements of humans as part of a biosphere for which some have long held beliefs that our influence over nature constituted control.
This book is a crowning achievement of our human journey, I highly recommend taking a ride.
Please set aside a morning to consume this wonderful book. Your eyes and mind will be blessed with what you deserve. A moving insight into the incredible achievements of humans as part of a biosphere for which some have long held beliefs that our influence over nature constituted control.
This book is a crowning achievement of our human journey, I highly recommend taking a ride.
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