Two and a half million years ago the top blew off the volcanic mountain of Ngorongoro in what is today Northern Tanzania, leaving behind a crater vast enough to create its own climate. Over the millennia it has become a natural wildlife conservation park. In Ngorongoro, the animals are so unused to man that, for the most part, they ignored Kunkel and his cameras, enabling him, over a period of five years, to capture every major species and many minor ones, in close-up and long-shot. Some of the animals he photographs, in ...
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Two and a half million years ago the top blew off the volcanic mountain of Ngorongoro in what is today Northern Tanzania, leaving behind a crater vast enough to create its own climate. Over the millennia it has become a natural wildlife conservation park. In Ngorongoro, the animals are so unused to man that, for the most part, they ignored Kunkel and his cameras, enabling him, over a period of five years, to capture every major species and many minor ones, in close-up and long-shot. Some of the animals he photographs, in individual images and in sequence, are: elephants, rhinoceroses, hippos, lions, hyenas, servals, buffaloes, wildebeeste, antelopes, apes, monkeys, eagles, vultures, flamingoes, pythons and puff-adders. Reinhard Kunkel is the author of "Elephants".
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Like New in Good jacket. A short tear and a small piece missing from dustjacket, else in Very good condition. Oversized; an unrivalled work of design and production. Limited press run. Two and a half million years ago, in what is today Northern Tanzania, the top blew off a gigantic volcanic mountain leaving behind one of the biggest craters in the world. Over the millennia the crater became a national park for wildlife. Herbivores followed vegetation to the Ngorongoro and predators followed herbivores. Men followed, too, hunting for the tusks of rhinos and elephants, and the coats of the zebra. Rangers, photographers, and anthropologists came, too, to the place that many call the Garden of Eden. Reinhard Kunkel's beautiful, often astonishing, sometimes startling images, alongside landscapes of a primeval grandeur, make this book a triumph of wildlife photography. Reinhard Kunkel has been photographing there since 1973. He has lived with and shot the land and the animals-the lions, elephants, eagles, buffalo and hippopotamuses--for the last thirty years. He has shot them mating, raising their young, killing their prey. He has watched herds of buffalo charge and scatter lions, followed the egrets searching for insects in the steps of the rhinos, stayed up nights waiting for the female rhino to accept the advances of the male, observed jackals and vultures staring each other down in confrontation over a kill, and the flamingoes feasting on the abundant blue-green algae. Unrivalled in the richness and diversity of its animal and plant life, Ngorongoro has been called the eighth wonder of the world. Kunkel is a wildlife photographer, filmmaker and writer. He is the author of African Elephants (1998), and his photographs and articles have appeared in many magazines, including: National Geographic, Life, Stern, Geo, Paris-Match, Terre Sauvage, BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Sunday Times magazine. Uncommon in first edition.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall Fine and bright with no wear or markings in a near fine jacket t that shows a little wear. Large format beautiful photography book with text. Includes the extra cost of shipping via USPS media mail. Scarce.
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Very good. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($75.00 price intact). Published by Welcome Books, 2006. Folio still sealed in original shrinkwrap. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely, sealed copy of this book of Reinhard Kunkel's photography. ISBN: 9781599620183. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
