Animal Architecture: Photographs of Natural Habitats

by Ingo Arndt, Jim Brandenburg (Foreword by), Jürgen Tautz Dr. (Text by)

Overview

World-renowned, award-winning nature photographer Ingo Arndt presents beautiful portraits of natural habitats and their inhabitants in Animal Architecture.

Foreword by Jim Brandenburg
Text by Jürgen Tautz

Every day, all over the world, animals and insects set about the purposeful tasks of designing their homes, catching their prey, and attracting their mates. In the process they create gorgeous nests, shelters, and habitats. Capturing 120 of these wonders in all their beauty and complexity, Animal Architecture presents a visually arresting tribute to the intersection of nature, science, function, and design.

Ingo Arndt’s stunning studio photographs and vibrant in-situ shots of nests, forests, and wetlands provide close-up details of these designs, as well as the animals who created them. These compelling images are com­bined with an abundance of fascinating facts about the evolution of animals and insects, as well as their survival methods, mating habits, genetic dispositions, and more.

“Arndt and Tautz bring the tour to a calming close with stunning images of corals, completing a coffee-table book as breathtaking as it is informative.” —Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419711657
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	04/22/2014
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ingo Arndt is a world-renowned nature photographer. His photographs regularly appear in magazines such as National Geographic, GEO, and BBC Wildlife. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the World Press Photo Award, and he has been awarded five times at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Editorial Reviews

03/24/2014
Though billed as an artful demonstration of the diversity of animal habitats, Animal Architecture delivers a collection that will foster a deeper appreciation for animal behavior and ingenuity, incorporating studio and in-situ photographs with insightful text. Among the many fascinating inclusions are the constructions of male Australian and New Guinean bowerbirds, who attract mates not by brilliant plumage but with cunning interior design; the massive, water-proofed mounds created by red wood ants; the tower-like structures raised by Australian spinifex termites that rise to over 20 feet; and the curious casings caddis fly larvae cobble together from various found items that wouldn’t look out of place in a modern art museum. Even the humble beehive receives an elegant treatment here. While many of the book’s subjects add beauty to their environment, others, such as the aforementioned termites, are bent on destruction. Similarly, bark beetles can decimate an entire forest, while European buff-tip moth larvae build a web around a leaf or branch, stripping the plant bare before moving on to the next. Arndt and Tautz bring the tour to a calming close with stunning images of corals to completing a coffee-table book as breathtaking as it is informative if this is . Color photos. (May)

Publishers Weekly