This month the National Geographic came out with a new collection of great photographs from around the world! Image Collection reveals images taken from space, under water, and the seven continents as well as a diverse subject matter. Landscapes, seascapes, animal life and people of varying cultures are pictured. Action shots of fighting lions in Africa contrast with serene shots of pepper valleys in Peru and chemistry labs giving everyone something to enjoy. One of my favorite photographs included is a black-and-white of a figure painting class at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1936, and depicts the students as well as their half finished canvases. The more recent digital photographs show bright colors such as the ones in the 2008 photograph of Stonehenge by Ken Geiger.
“These superb selections, many never before published, represent the very finest of more than 11 million images focused on four major themes of perennial interest to our readers: ‘Exploration,’ ‘Wildlife,’ ‘People and Culture,’ and ‘Science and Climate Change.’ Authoritative text assesses the collection fro a variety of perspectives–historic, artistic, technical, and journalistic alike–but in truth the hundreds of unforgettable images speak fro themselves, and the result is both a colorful cross-section of the world’s many wonders and concise visual history of photography itself, from early, cumbersome black-and-white cameras to the latest in digital equipment” (from the jacket).
-Sarah Clinton
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