{"product_id":"9783791394039","title":"Sebastião Salgado: Glaciers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis majestic photography collection captures the great glaciers of the world as ancient yet fragile monuments in an age of extreme climate change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this arresting visual study, Sebastiao Salgado offers stunning imagery of some of the planet's most remote and ice-bound regions. From the ice fields of Patagonia and the peaks of the Himalayas to the vast shelves of Antarctica and the volcanic flanks of Kamchatka, these images record the forms, textures, and scale of glacial landscapes around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShot in Salgado's iconic large-format, black-and-white style, the photographs emphasize the physical presence of ice - its ridges, fractures, density, and drift. Light and shadow reveal the structural complexity of each scene, from massive crevasses to the delicate patterns of recently fallen, wind-swept snow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn accompanying essay by climate scientist Elisa Palazzi examines the science of glacier formation, transformation, and decline. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe late pioneering, legendary photographer brings together 65 stark duotone images.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalgado's classic large format photographs highlight the epic size of nature's icy monoliths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoignant for recognising Salgado's legacy but also the landscapes he caught frozen in time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExquisitely printed and designed to elevate the stunning stark photographs to new heights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe essay reflects not only on the lifecycle of glaciers but our rapidly changing climate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Salgado's last published books during his lifetime offers a focused, enduring portrait of the world's glaciers at a critical moment in their history.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Prestel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46735459647729,"sku":"9783791394039","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9783791394039_p0.jpg?v=1764966038","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783791394039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}