National Geographic：The Photographs

Thisstunningvolumewasthegiftbookoftheyearwhenitfirstpublished,andtheimagesthatgraceitspagesremainiconic.FromthefamousAfghangirlwhosehauntinggreeneyesstareoutfromthebook’scover,andherpoignantstorythatcapturedtheworld’sinterest,toaward-winningphotographyculledfromtheSociety’svastarchives,ThePhotographsoffersreadersaninsidelookatNationalGeographicandasharp-eyedviewoftheworld.ThebookshowcasestheskillandimaginationofsuchnotableGeographicphotographersasDavidDoubilet,WilliamAlbertAllard,SamAbell,JimStanfield,JodiCobb,JimBrandenburg,DavidAlanHarvey,andmanymore.Theysharetheirtechniques,aswellaspersonalandcolorfulanecdotesaboutindividualimagesandtheiradventuresinthefield—sometimeshumorous,sometimesterrifying,alwaysvividlycompelling.AuthorLeahBendavid-Valwritesaboutthephotographers’achievementsfromtechnical,journalistic,andartisticperspectives.FivechapterscovercoreNationalGeographicthemes—wildlifeonlandandwater;culturesintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld;andscience,fromastronomytoarchaeologytothehumansenses.Thephotographsineachchaptercaptureraremomentsinnatureandthelivesofanimals,alongwithdefiningeventsinthelivesofpeopleeverywhere.Thisexquisitecollectionisaselegantasitistimeless.