Wildlife (Hardcover)

Amazon.co.uk Review
Mitsuiki Iwago thinks like an animal. How else to explain his ability to get so close to, so intimate with, the creatures he photographs? In Wildlife, Iwago captures the beauty, savagery and whimsy of the animal world with more than 450 pictures taken all over the world. It's hard to pick highlights from such a rich collection, but the Antarctic section rivals any photo book on the subject--Iwago's graceful colour images of sunbathing seals, rock-hopping penguins and soaring albatrosses are set against a stark, unforgiving landscape. In the African section, Iwago definitely puts the "wild" in "wildlife"--in one brutal series, a family of cheetahs bring down their prey, casually killing with the ease of practiced predators, and then licking blood from their chops. But he is also adept at finding the gentler moments of animal life, such as an old red kangaroo resting quietly in the sun. Wildlife offers brief, intimate glances of the daily lives of hundreds of species, from the lens of a man who seems to understand what it is to be an animal. --Therese Littleton, Amazon.com

Synopsis
A treasury of over 450 of Mitsuaki Iwago's stunning wildlife photographs. Organised by region, from the Galapagos Islands to the plains of Africa, from the forests of India to the ice floes of Alaska, this work is an international tour to the animal kingdom.