Serengeti: Natural Order on the African Plain [Paperback]

Mitsuaki Iwago (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1987

Spending 18 months on the Serengeti Plain of eastern Africa, Iwago captures in nearly 300 extraordinary full-color images a world of calm beauty and quick violence, where the daily drama of life and death for over two million animals is played against a spectacular landscape. Sure to win a new round of fans, this classic, best-selling (over 90,000 copies sold!) volume of wildlife photography is now available in a handsomely jacketed new hardcover edition.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Serengeti National Park covers an area the size of Connecticut across the wilds of East Africa. Within its boundaries, millions of animals live and die, as they have for thousands of years. Consisting of about 300 photographs, this book presents one year on the African plain. Iwago's photographs capture the essence of a sometimes brutal, sometimes idyllic, always fascinating life. It is hard to believe that many of the species shown in this vital book face extinction as humans crowd ever closer. For libraries wishing to supplement their African wildlife collection, this book is an excellent choice. Randy Dykhuis, Grace A. Dow Memorial Lib., Midland, Mich.
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Review

Serengeti is a sweeping book, handsomely produced, and a volume that no nature lover should be without. The Chicago Tribune

It is hard to imagine wildlife photographs getting better than these. New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; First Edition edition (June 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877014329
• ISBN-13: 978-0877014324
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #583,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Travel > Africa > Tanzania

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous representation of the beauty one really sees, September 8, 2000

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Peter R. Fischer (LA LA Land, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Serengeti: Natural Order on the African Plain (Hardcover)

Having just returned from Kenya and Tanzania and as an aspiring photographer myself, I was anxious to get my own film developed. I did and had some good shots, but was dissappointed because only a few of my shots conveyed what I felt when I was actually in Africa. Only a little bit of what I captured on film was something I could use to show people when they asked me how my trip was. Out of my own photographs, only 3 or 4 really conveyed the emotions and awe I felt in viewing the African wildlife and landscape.

This book is a completely different story. Every single photograph conveys all of the beauty and awe-inspiring nature that is Africa. I can look at these photos and say "this is exactly what Africa is like." These photos are so beautiful that just by looking at them I begin to feel some of what I felt standing on the plains myself at dawn watching a family of lions no more than 100 yards away. Iwago's use of composition, light, and technique clearly convey life on the Serengetti. Everything from the absolute power of the lion to the complete goofiness of the Wildebeast is conveyed wonderfully in this book.

If you have any of the same interests I do in wildlife and Africa go on safari. If you can't do that, at least do yourself the favor of picking up this book.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding portfolio of the greatest wildlife photographer!, October 17, 1998

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This review is from: Serengeti: Natural Order on the African Plain (Hardcover)

This book is a wonderful tribute to nature's beauty. The photographs are outstanding and only someone who loves nature could have taken them. A great panorama of the great Serengeti through its two seasons. Thank you Mr. Iwago.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wildlife and nature photography at its best!, January 20, 2002

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This review is from: Serengeti: Natural Order on the African Plain (Hardcover)

These images bring the Serengeti to you. This being largely a pictoral tour of the Serengeti, words do it little justice. If you are an intelligent animal lover with a pulse, you will pay twice the cover price for this book.