60 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year: How Wildlife Photography Became Art

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60 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year

How Wildlife Photography Became Art

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Hardie Grant Books
01 October 2024

Photographs: collections; Wildlife: general interest

This landmark volume presents the most memorable and beautiful pictures from six decades of the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition. Featuring more than 230 images, with 20 from the last five years, this sumptuous edition presents many of the greatest nature photographs of all time. It charts the development of nature photography from the first hand-held cameras and the colour-film revolution of the 1960s to the increasingly sophisticated photographs of wild animals, plants and unexplored places that are taken today. Technological innovations introduced in the last decade include automatic focusing and fast burst rates, which are ideal for capturing motion, as well as aerial drone photography and macro probe lenses, which allow for photography at the largest and smallest scales. An incredible variety of styles, skills and approaches are on show, reflecting the great advances in technology and the many and varied ways of viewing and interpreting the natural world. Prize-winning pictures on display include groundbreaking portraits, breathtaking aerial shots, other-worldly underwater imagery,

Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 286mm,
ISBN: 9780565095628
ISBN 10: 0565095625
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rosamund Kidman Cox was the editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine for 23 years. She is the co-editor of books including Frozen Planet, Life, and Planet Earth for BBC Books.