Stunning photography combined with smart, concise analysis.

If you are at all geeky about nature and animals, this book is an absolute joy throughout. Large format, full-colour, glossy pages, teeming with gorgeous photos, well-written and immaculately proofread too. If I try really hard, the biggest criticism I can direct at this book is that it might benefit from just a little more academic text here and there, and the removal of just the tiniest bit of repetition in places. The amount of work that went into this book over 16yrs of travelling and photographing around the all the rainforests in the world, is clear for all to see. Quite brilliant. 4.75/5

All the photos are beautiful and well-thought out in terms of orientation, lighting, depth, etc. I picked it up for the photos, but the depth of knowledge was also quite apparent and the diversity of photos and little bits of story were great. Highly recommend, I learned and saw a lot.

The pictures in this book are amazing. I can't imagine the patience it must have taken to get some of the shots.

This is a really beautiful book of photographs of life in the forest: plants and animals. Over 500 taken over 16 years on 5 different continents, and the result is beautiful. My copy came with a CD of rainforest sounds worldwide; haven't yet listened to it, but looks promising.

The pictures are categorised: scenery, variety of species, survival tactics, life circle (reproduction, food, recycling), and group life. At the end are details on the world's rainforests, and short writing on rainforest photographing. With many photographs there are also small background stories on taking the pictures and such things.

It is a magnificent journey of pictures: there is so many colors and shapes (and to think there are still places with new stuff that is not yet found...). The photos are taken with different distances and at different times of day.

You feel like you really learn new things as you gaze at it all. Traveling with a book is sometimes the best way to appreciate a good photographer, and you get to travel without the tough parts of being there: wetness, heat, being bitten/stung/lost... But the main point is: this is travel book and a visual book, and a beautful book, and you don't want it to end. A great experience.

Absolutely gorgeous coffee table book!

I Love the bright and colorful photos. Very beautiful.

The imagery in this book is exquisite. The book lays out the creatures, insects, and plants of the rainforest and how they are virtuous to our earth. This book was an older read, so I’d love to learn about the rainforests of today. Are each of the creatures in Thomas Marent’s earlier book still protected? How has any creature loss/extinction had an effect on our food supply?
That said, Thomas Marent is an excellent photographer. A pioneer of his time, I’m sure. This book reminded me how we should see the earth and pay attention to it. I highly recommend it.

Outstanding macro photography.

This is a beautiful book, with such an important message.

Photos viewed, text not read

A really wonderful and interesting book.