A really indispensable compendium of fine photographs. I paid particular attention to the China series which impresses with its convincing illustrations of just how advanced and gigantic this economy has become. Anyone who wants to better visualize what China means to the world these days would do well to look at these photographs. having been there years ago, I was also interested in George's Libya gallery, where his photos of the ancient civilization there capture the atmosphere so well.
I like his work - this really Epic Planet, but I have just a little comment.
He has said in his series "The Human Planet": "Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene is a visual chronicle of how humans have come to be the dominant force shaping our planet". That's not correct because humans haven't come to be the dominant; humans were the dominant from the beginning. This is why the Lord has granted many things to humans, and many things the Nature forgives them.
Actually Alexander, we don't know what the "beginning" really was. More and more is being discovered, for example, about the interplay between humans and Neanderthals than was ever previously known. And it's possible that ants and termites are the most enduring and numerous species on this planet from well before the evolution of the human race. At some point in the future those of our successors who manage to survive the human onslaught may well learn how we destroyed ourselves through our innate destructiveness as a species.
A really indispensable compendium of fine photographs. I paid particular attention to the China series which impresses with its convincing illustrations of just how advanced and gigantic this economy has become. Anyone who wants to better visualize what China means to the world these days would do well to look at these photographs. having been there years ago, I was also interested in George's Libya gallery, where his photos of the ancient civilization there capture the atmosphere so well.
I like his work - this really Epic Planet, but I have just a little comment.
He has said in his series "The Human Planet": "Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene is a visual chronicle of how humans have come to be the dominant force shaping our planet". That's not correct because humans haven't come to be the dominant; humans were the dominant from the beginning. This is why the Lord has granted many things to humans, and many things the Nature forgives them.
Actually Alexander, we don't know what the "beginning" really was. More and more is being discovered, for example, about the interplay between humans and Neanderthals than was ever previously known. And it's possible that ants and termites are the most enduring and numerous species on this planet from well before the evolution of the human race. At some point in the future those of our successors who manage to survive the human onslaught may well learn how we destroyed ourselves through our innate destructiveness as a species.
George Steinmetz - absolutely stunning