The Human Element - by James Balog (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A magnum opus on the human impact on our planet--from the threat of animal extinction to catastrophic wildfires, global warming as visualized through glacier melt, and increased ferocity of historic floods and storms--James Balog presents four decades of his research and photography in this environmental call to arms.<br> </b> <p/>For four decades, world-renowned environmental photographer James Balog has traveled well over a million miles from the Arctic to the Antarctic and the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas. With his images heightening awareness of climate change and endangered species, he is one of the most relevant photographers in the world today. <p/>Balog's photography of and essays on "human tectonics"--humanity's reshaping of the natural environment--reveal the intersection of people and nature, and that when we sustain nature, we sustain ourselves. This monumental book is an unprecedented combination of art informed by scientific knowledge. Featuring Balog's 350 most iconic photographs, <i>The Human Element </i>offers a truly unmatched view of the world--and a world we may never see again.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>James Balog, a photographer best known for his remarkable time-lapse glacier photos, has been chasing the climate story for decades. A new book compiling his work, <i>The Human Element</i>, is due out later this year. --THE NEW YORKER <p/>James Balog's new book <i>The Human Element</i> is a magnum opus destined to be a photographic classic. It is a profound statement by a force of nature on the forces of nature." --DENNIS DIMICK, FORMER EDITOR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC <p/>"A collection of visually arresting, powerful, historical-marker photos of 'the Anthropocene' by one of the celebrated naturalists and photographers of our time. Physically the book is large, very heavy, and beautifully produced. It is like a museum exhibition, captured between covers. Since people don't need printed dictionaries any more, you'd want to put it on a dictionary stand--both so you don't have to hold it, and so you can carefully leaf through its hundreds of arresting images. However you can see this photographic record of our time--in this book, in the gallery exhibits that should resume someday, or otherwise--you should make a point of doing so. This is a beautiful, and alarming, and motivating portrait of our era." --JAMES FALLOWS<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>James Balog </b>is an avid mountaineer and the author of eight books. His 2018 award-winning film <i>The Human Element </i>was screened worldwide. Balog's Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) is the most extensive photographic study of glaciers ever conducted, and his documentary <i>Chasing Ice</i> won an Emmy and an Oscar nomination. His photographs are in dozens of public and private art collections and extensively published. <b>Anne Wilkes Tucker </b>is the curator emerita of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. <b>James Fallows </b>is a national correspondent for <i>The Atlantic</i>. His work has also appeared in <i>Slate</i>, <i>The New York Times Magazine</i>, <i>The New Yorker</i>, and <i>The American Prospect</i>.<br/>
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