- Hardcover: 372 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; illustrated edition edition (1 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500511942
- ISBN-13: 978-0500511947
- Product Dimensions: 31.4 x 30.6 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 860,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A photographic tour of the world's major deserts includes the landscapes of the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Basin, and the Kalahari as captured by the photographer during a five-year motorcycle tour and in the face of significant political and physical odds, in a volume complemented by text on eac
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Michael Martin has long been acknowledged as the leading desert photographer of our time, having spent the past twenty years exploring the African deserts and finally the world's remotest places. His most recent book, Deserts of Africa, has sold over 50,000 copies internationally.
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So big and amazing spaces, so fragile extreme and dangerous at the same time. Excelent pictures and a different aproach to an extraordinary environment.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is a beautifully produced book containing some stunning photographs. The text is well written and - for what has the appearance of a coffee table book - quite copious. But it isn't profound. If you want to know about deserts, there are certainly other books that will tell you more. On the other hand, if you want a stunning book to adorn your coffee table, this is perhaps a little too textual; there's a whiff of scholarship about it which isn't very Conran Shop. If you want a coffee table book about deserts, this is the one, but for desert rats and loft-dwelling addicts of the Style sections this is probably one to pass up.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful photography
1 Mar 2005
Format:Hardcover
How exciting is that. I remember Michael Martin from his first slide shows in Germany. He started traveling to Africa as a very young man on and presented slide shows of his adventures in the community and city he lived in. Later he gave slide shows all over Germany and than he published books and calendars. I have always been facscinated with his stories and the quality of the picture he takes. And with his studies in geology he provides very interesting background information about the regions that he travels to. I am very excited to see that his books are now offered now in English. I highly recommend to pick up a book and see for yourself.
It will take you into a different world, a wonderful world - Enjoy.
It will take you into a different world, a wonderful world - Enjoy.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Recommended for desk travellers
24 Oct 2005
Format:Hardcover
The pictures are excellents and the subject is very intriguing.
I'd like knew (and see) something more about the process of doing the book, traveling, taking pictures, meeting people; more backstage, in a word.
I'd like knew (and see) something more about the process of doing the book, traveling, taking pictures, meeting people; more backstage, in a word.
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