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Penguin (Icons Series) (Paperback)

by Frans Lanting (Author)

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Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: Taschen GmbH; illustrated edition edition (28 Feb 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 3822824151
ISBN-13: 978-3822824153
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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"This book is a personal interpretation of the penguins I met, rather than a natural history of all penguins," Frans Lanting writes. "I wanted to create an impression of who these penguins are and what they go through. I hope my work will be seen as an homage to the individual within them all.

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This work presents intense, intimate encounters with penguins through Frans Lanting's lens.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 15 Sep 2000

By	Primoz Peterlin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Penguins (Photobook) (Hardcover)

Dutch-born nature photographer Frans Lanting should be a familiar name to the readers of National Geographic, Audubon, LIFE or several other prestigious high-circulation magazines. With a Master's degree in Environmental Economics, he devoted himself full-time to photography in 1980. Since then, he won numerous awards, including the Sierra Club's 1997 Ansel Adams Award, and was named the Photographer of the Year 1991 by BBC. Lanting now lives near Santa Cruz, California.

This monograph, which is actually his eight book, was conceived during his three visits to the Antarctic waters. The first of them brought him amidst the rockhoppers, gentoos and Magellanic penguins on the Falkland Islands. The second one was a two-month cruise around South Georgia, South Orkney and South Sandwich islands, where he observed the king, Adelie and chinstrap penguins. And finally, as a crown, he spent several weeks among the emperor penguins on the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. In total, there are over 100 photographs. Lanting's photography is always brilliant. True, penguins are always cute, but as other birds, they have no facial expression. It is therefore amazing how he managed to capture the spirit of the moment of a bird's life.

The book will surely attract any nature lover, ornithologist or not, and amateur nature photographer. For these latter, Lanting added some short notes on photographing penguins. And finally, if you are interested, you can learn more about Lanting on his internet site, triple W dot lanting dot com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb photography, 7 Aug 2005

By	A. Thomson "adaminspace" (Shoreham-by-Sea, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is crammed with beautiful full colour pictures of various penguin breeds in all sorts of locations engaged in all sorts of activities. Perched on icebergs, ascending rocky staircases, belly-sliding across the ice, and nursing their young. It really demonstates the full range of appearance and habitat.

The pictures capture a uniquely personal and emotional view of their subjects, and I return again and again to the same photos, each time finding them as striking as the first time.

Perhaps I'm biased as I *do* have something of a soft spot for all these noble little sphenisciformes, but I think anyone who has an interest in the natural world will love this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Seen many macaroni penguins lately?, 5 May 2003

By	Robin Benson - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

No, neither have I but you'll find them in Frans Lanting's beautiful paperback of penguin photos, along with the emperor, gentoo, king, magellanic, chinstrap, adelie and rockhopper, all in dazzling colour. As he says in the books short introduction it is not a natural history of these amazing birds but a personal photographic interpretation shot over a ten-year period. The birds are shown in all weather conditions, as huge groups, ten or so and as individuals in very detailed close-ups. Naturally the close-ups of parents with chicks are the most appealing photos in the book.

Many of the photos have captions and rather strangely there are twenty-four pages at the back of the book with thumbnails of all the photos and detailed captions, I would have thought it better to use these pages for more photos and have a caption (where needed) on each page. Apart from this I think it is a lovely book of penguin photographs and excellent value too.

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