Creature
Photographer Andrew Zuckerman's strikingly detailed images of animals from around the world are as delightful as they are inspiring. This collection of astonishing studio portraits of 175 wild creatures from baby leopards to parrots, bears, mandrills, and many more are stunningly foregrounded against white backgrounds, depicting their subjects with rare sensitivity, insight, humor, and wonder. Zuckerman also an up-and-coming filmmaker, whose first short film, High Falls, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 has created a volume perfect for animal lovers, photography fans, and anyone fascinated by the world around us. Creature is a beautiful and thought-provoking look at the fragile wonders of the natural world.Product Details
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, December 2007: December seems to be the classic month to celebrate the coffee-table book--those oversized tomes that sit out on display, easily enticing anyone within arm's reach to flip through the pages. One of my favorites of the season--and one you'll want to keep out all year long--is Andrew Zuckerman's Creature, a photographic safari of astounding studio shots of an ark's worth of animals, ready for their close-ups against a stark white backdrop. Mesmerizing, inspiring, and ultimately very, very cool. Badgers, fruit bats, and bald eagles never looked so good. --Brad Thomas Parsons
About the Author
Andrew Zuckerman is a New York-based photographer and film director. His work has been featured in Communication Arts, Photo District News, American Photo, and ADC's "Young Gun" show. In 2006 Andrew was a recipient of D&AD's Yellow Pencil award for excellence in photography. He co-founded Late Night & Weekends, which develops advertising, books, television, and narrative films. His first short film, High Falls, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
Customer Reviews
A whole lot more than just a coffee table book
This is a book to be savored, spending a full minute or two studying each photo before turning the page. The sequence of photos is no accident. It's obvious that the photographer arranged these with a purpose.There is definitely a sense of humor displayed hee. For instance, there's the chimpanzee posing as if for a Burt Reynolds type centerfold. Others may make one think of political campaign posters. Then there's the lion head goldfish photo followed immediately by the head shot of an African lion.But there's much more than humor in the arrangement of photos. There are sequences that bring out various moods of the same animal.There are two instances in which I'm puzzled by the photographer's intent. One is of a full length snake photo cut off before you see its head. And then there's the armadillo all curled up without any shots of its natural appearance. I'm not criticizing the photos, but am merely puzzled at the purpose of them.The bottom line is that the photos speak for themselves with only a preface at the start of the book and an epilog at the end. One does need to refer to the last pages for identification of the species featured in each photo or sequence of photos, and I think that's to the book;s credit. Far better to see just the animal without any printing to mar one's pure enjoyment.
a lovely creature
Amazing book, love the way he captures the details of some animals and the way he puts them on the book, a diferent animal photography book...
Incredible book
Simple, striking, this book has to be seen in person to be appreciated. A perfect gift for a someone who is hard to buy for. But be sure they have room... this is a big heavy book.
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