Customer Reviews

Vanishing Act

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The photographs in this book are amazing. It is difficult to believe that one person could capture all these images in one life time. The pictures show a wide variety of ( North American ? ) animals in surroundings which match thier natural protective camoflauge. The cover is one of the lesser examples. This book must represent decades of work. I recommend it highly to anyone who likes nature photography.

As a photographer and a fan of Art Wolfe, I purched this book for the usual reason - great photgraphic inspiration. This title does not dissapoint. It is big and beautiful... :)

BUT HERE IS THE UNEXPECTED BONUS: My kids LOVE this book as well. They have a great time looking for the animals hidden in their natural environments. Of course this is much better than the typical seek-and-find childrens books. Another unexpected benefit is that now when we take hikes, they are always looking out for animals that are blending in.

Although it's aimed at adults, Vanishing Act is the best children's book I've ever seen. Kids treat it like a puzzle as they pick out the animal from its background. It gives us a chance to explain to them about life on earth when they are totally engaged. The photography is beautiful, too.

Art Wolfe has turned wildlife photography upside down. Instead of isolating animals in their environment, he has shown them as part of the ecosystem in the most striking way.

Amazing and highly recommended.

I purchased this book as a gift for my elderly grandma. Both she and the rest of my family enjoy looking through the beautiful photos to spot the camouflaged animals.

This photography/nature/evolution/puzzle book was simply astonishing. Everyone I've shown it to, from 8-80, has been both amazed by the photographs and thoroughly enjoyed reviewing it. When I brought it to work, a common response was, "Very cool ... Can I borrow this book overnight to show my husband/wife?" I need to e-mail Art Wolfe to ask him if I could represent him on his next creative effort. That way his work will achieve wider distribution and recognition.

I saw this book at a store and had to sit down in the store and look at it page by page and since it was a $50.00 book, had to race home and buy it on Amazon. It is a BEAUTIFUL book. If you love animals and nature in general, this book is awe inspiring. I bought it for my family. It shows the miraculous strategy of camaflage in nature. It is fun to see if you can find the animals in their natural settings. There are descriptive text and fingernail pictures in the back of the book to tell you where the animal is in the picture if you weren't able to spot it and a paragraph or two about the animal in general. It is a great coffee table book for guests to look through while they are waiting.

This is a coffee table book with a twist - as you peruse the photographs the animals gradually or quickly appear out of their natural background - exactly the way they are sighted in the wild and giving you exactly the same thrill of discovery. Anyone curious about the natural world from young kids to expert biologists can enjoy it because, while it's a game, it's a very primal game.

I purchased this book as a gift for my husband, and we've greatly enjoyed sitting and studying all the HUGE, gorgeous pictures in this book. My younger siblings had fun finding all the animals, too, although for the price I'm not sure I'd reccommend it as a book for young children, since it IS a rather large and artistic book.

If you love great nature photography and cleverly composed images, this book is worth checking out.

I received this book as a gift and immediately ordered another one as a gift for someone else. Art Wolfe indeed! This is an wonderful collection of beautiful photographs, and truly challenging nature camouflage. This volume surely deserves an award.

This book is not just a collection of amazing photography, but a showcase of camoflage in nature. It gives you a deep appreciation of animals in their element, and of the amazing adaptations they have acheived to become better hunters, and better survivors. Worth the price as a photography book, worth double that for conversational and educational value. Would make a wonderful gift for the photographer, outdoorsman or animal lover in your life.