Five years in the making – “Vanishing World” is an unprecedented visual record of the high Arctic, rendering a living image of its nature, wildlife and threatened environment. It is a celebration of life in the harshest and most unforgiving world imaginable and yet the most fragile and beautiful. The frozen roof of the Arctic Ocean.
"Vanishing World" tells an important story about a world of ice and extreme conditions. A frozen world where global warming leads to fast and dramatic changes. Dr. Neil Hamilton of the WWF writes in his foreword "There are moments in the history of planet earth that are more important than others. Climate change caused by human action is the most serious challenge ever faced by humanity and nature, and it is happening now. Denial is no longer an option.
"In a setting of rugged mountains and mighty glaciers, you will follow the polar bear mother as she takes her newborns out on the ice for their first hunt, you will experience the polar night - a season when the moon, the stars and the colorful auroras are the only sources of light. You will visit the endless pack-ice of the Arctic ocean and witness its impressive wildlife struggling for survival in the most extreme environment on earth. You are heading for a place where man steps back and nature takes over.
Photographer Mireille de la Lez and producer Fredrik Granath have years of experience from intensive field work in the High Arctic and have assembled a unique expertise of working under the most extreme conditions. Isolated, all alone on the Arctic sea ice and tundra, often hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement, their expeditions usually last several months. They believe living with the wildlife and getting to know them and their behaviors is a requirement for unique images. ”Vanishing World” is their first book. They also produce exhibitions, film and articles for magazines around the world, including National Geographic and GEO.
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Selected Excerpts from Reviews of Vanishing World
"These awesome images draw us into Arctic, and show us the real bear - the ice bear. I can not imagine a more beautiful or more powerful way to convey the messages of change and concern during the International Polar Year" Dave Carlson, Director International Polar Year 2007-2008
"God given gifts... Mireille de la Lez's astonishing photos crystallize the devastation of global warming on the Vanishing World of the Arctic. An extraordinary visual summary of the landscape, wildlife, and beauty of the Far North" Vanity Fair, USA
"Magnificent photographs... an SOS about what's at stake in the fight against global warming... dazzling... will make you say wow. Top ten pick for 2007 holidays - so eye-popping you won't need to bother with wrapping paper" USA Today, USA
"Some of the most stunning images ever seen" Dallas Morning News, USA
"A master achievement... an extremely beautiful book. One falls in love with each photograph. If you buy this book as a gift, buy two copies, otherwise you won't be able to give it away" Das Literaturportal, Germany
"Nowhere else on Earth are the consequences of global warming to be distinguished so dramatically as in the Arctic - hence this book ranks as one of the most important pieces of evidence of our time" Buchrezensionen, Germany
Book Details
Vanishing World was published in English, French, German and Italian in 2007.
- English: “Vanishing World – The Endangered Arctic” (Publisher Abrams, New York)
- French: “Un Monde Fragile” (Publisher: Éditions de La Martinière, Paris)
- German: “Leben im Eis – Arktis in Gefahr” (Publisher: Knesebeck Verlag, Munich)
- Italian: “Polo Nord – Un Mondo Che Scompare” (Publisher: Mondadori, Milan)
Hardcover, colour, 264pp
ISBN: 978-0810994645