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FOOTPRINT A singular photographic perspective with a powerful environmental message: a compelling picture of the vulnerability of Europe’s landscape in the wake of rapid environmental change
Both natural and man-made processes are reshaping our landscape at an unparalleled speed: glaciers are in retreat, great rivers flood, and our cities bake in sweltering summers. Global warming and the human impact on the planet are the greatest concerns of our time. Here, Stuart Franklin’s landscapes provide a visual document of Europe in the middle of a growing crisis. Technically flawless, detached, and highly analytical, his work reveals the irrefutable proof of humans’ effect on Europe and the vulnerability faced as a result, from the Arctic Circle to the Peloponnese. Footprint is based on the key stories of landscape and environmental change in Europe, including melting glaciers in Spitzbergen, landscape scarred by forest fires in Portugal, “plastic farming” methods in Greece and Holland, and the massive construction of roads and airport terminals. Essays by Heike Strelow and Andrew Goudie provide accessible scientific data to support Franklin’s exceptional photography. Stuart Franklin is the current President of Magnum Photos. He is an award-winning photographer, whose previous books include The Dynamic City and Hotel Afrique.
ISBN 978-0-500-54364-1 · 12" x 123/4"
· 85 color illustrations · 144 pages · PHOTOGRAPHY / ECOLOGY |
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