BERNHARD EDMAIER

Earthsong is a breath-taking collection of aerial photographs by Bernhard Edmaier. A celebration of the extraordinary beauty of the untouched areas of our planet, the book includes majestic pictures of natural phenomena such as volcanoes, glaciers, coral reefs, desert sand dunes and rivers that dominate and define the landscape.

Photographs by Bernhard Edmaier and text by Angelika Jung-Hüttl A panoply of amazing abstract patterns that occur naturally on the earth's surface collected into a compact handbook Over 400 aerial photographs taken by one of the world's greatest aerial photographers Craters, pools and islands; rivers, canyons and streams, estuaries, icebergs and salt flats; seabeds, deserts and glaciers are categorized by shape and form into clearly defined sections A source of inspiration for those working in the creative industries and the arts as well as environmentalists and everyone who marvels at the world around them With text explaining how, where and why the formations naturally occur Bernhard Edmaier (b.1957) trained as a civil engineer and geologist and has photographed the earth's surface for over 15 years. The result of meticulous planning and research, his extraordinary travels take him from the endless deserts of Africa to the ice plains of Iceland and the coral cliffs of the Great Barrier Reef. His abstractly beautiful compositions offer an awe-inspiring view of our planet. He is the creator of the international bestseller, Earthsong, also published by Phaidon. Dr Angelika Jung-Hüttl (b.1957) is a geologist and writer who contributes to a number of different newspapers and popular scientific magazines. She has worked and travelled with Edmaier for 10 years and has written several books on volcanoes, ice and glaciers.

Volcanoes are the most awe-inspiring, fascinating and potentially devastating geological phenomena on earth. This large-format book brings together a spectacular collection of Bernhard Edmaier's aerial photographs of volcanoes both active and dormant around the world. As well as sensational pyrotechnics, Earth on Fire features beautiful photographs that reveal how volcanic activity shapes the landscape of our planet, and informative, accessible texts explaining the formations and phenomena shown in the photographs.