Being a Photographer

A world-renowned photographer and author of Abrams' best-selling Earth From Above series, Yann Arthus-Bertrand has given us a new perspective on our world. In this fascinating book, he takes us on yet another visual journey, into the life of a photographer. Tracing the highlights of his career, he invites us behind the scenes as he captures the primal lure of lions, hyenas, wildbeest, and stags in the wilds of Africa; studies the colorful traditions of the Masai in Kenya; and creates portrait of people with their pets, or farm animals closer to home. Arthus-Bertrand's aerial photography, the work that has won him the greatest acclaim, is presented in a extraordinary images of everything from the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to the sands of the Sahara. In Sophie Troubac's biographical text, Arthus-Bertrand discusses how nd why he became a photographer and describes his passionate involvement with his craft.