Product Description

This book is as close to true wilderness as we may ever find ourselves able to come. "The World's Wild Places" is the culmination of ten years spent by one man waiting for dawn or dusk to spread its wings across impossibly remote lands at the furthest extremes of the Earth. Few match the power of Colin Prior's panoramic photography, and in this, his most ambitious collection of work and in some ways the most private, he presents an unforgettable record of the fast disappearing wild places of the world. The searing sands of the Namib, the oxygen-starved Atacama desert, the gargantuan splendour of Monument Valley, the remote fastness of Torres del Paine, the heart-stopping Karakoram, the ethereal beauty of Norway's Lofoten Islands - all the great wild places of the Earth are captured, for the first time, in this unique volume. For the past decade, Scottish photographer Colin Prior has journeyed more than a million miles seeking out the world's last wild places. His photography has won numerous awards and his previous books include "Highland Wilderness", "Scotland: The Wild Places and Living Tribes".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28976 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
"'The mountains will remain magnificent even without wildlife but when the last snow leopard disappears from the icy crags, an intangible aura of mystery will vanish too.' George Schaller, Vice-President Wildlife Conservation Society 'This is a rare and beautiful record, a work of art, a magic portal through which we enter a higher spiritual plane.' Bruce Stannard, Scots Magazine on Scotland: The Wild Places"

The Herald
Prior has...documented some of the most fragile reaches of the
natural world.

About the Author
For the past decade, Scottish photographer Colin Prior has journeyed more than a million miles seeking out the world's last wild places. His photography has won numerous awards and his previous books include Highland Wilderness, Scotland: The Wild Places and Living Tribes. He is a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers.

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Book
I saw his gallery display at the OXO tower in London and had to buy this book.
The images are truly amazing with a diverse collection of scenes from Scotland to Iceland to Africa and Australia.
Well worth having if you like landscape and panoramic images.