The Art of Wildlife Photography [Hardcover]

Fritz Polking (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

"The Art of Wildlife Photography" is based on Fritz Pölking's forty years of experience as a successful nature photographer and aims to introduce readers to this fascinating field of photography, and it also shows current enthusiasts new ways to photograph birds, animals, plants and landscapes. Chapters include: Cameras and Lenses, Accessories, Exposure Techniques, Photographing Nature.

Also Recommended: "The Complete Photographer: Completely Revised Edition," "Wildlife Photographer of the Year."

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About the Author

Fritz Pölking has been photographing nature for forty years and is one of the most widely admired wildlife photographers in the world. He grew up with a fascination for the songbirds that nested in the garden of his family home in Krefeld, Germany, which he started to photograph.

Fritz began to specialize in European wildlife and built up a remarkable collection of photographs of the osprey. He has gone on to travel the world and has amassed a library of over 30,000 stunning images of the world's wildlife.

Fritz Pölking's work has been widely published in books and magazines including Geo, National Georgraphic, Der Stern and International Wildlife. His pictures have won a string of awards in Germany, Great Britain and the U.S., including the prestigious British Gas Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Fountain Pr Ltd; English Language Ed edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863433227
• ISBN-13: 978-0863433221
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,842,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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