"When I first picked up this book, I was of course struck by the exceptional beauty of the images. Even someone who has spent a career advocating for the conservation of nature can get chills looking into the amber eyes of a lioness and be awestruck by the palette and pattern of a zebra’s coat.
But what set this book apart for me was the combination of portraiture alongside the wildlife photography. Here we see a vision of Africa that is more than a landscape – it's a home. A place where, for millennia, families have lived alongside their wild neighbors. Their lives are tied to the land in ways that many of us can only imagine. And in their faces Anamaria Chediak shows us both the struggle and hope of a continent.
Just as Anamaria captures the contrast of light and shadow at play across the plains, her images also illustrate both the desolation and great abundance of life to be found in southern Africa. They tell a story of peril and of possibility, showing exactly what is at stake if we let nature and humanity fall too far out of balance..."
But what set this book apart for me was the combination of portraiture alongside the wildlife photography. Here we see a vision of Africa that is more than a landscape – it's a home. A place where, for millennia, families have lived alongside their wild neighbors. Their lives are tied to the land in ways that many of us can only imagine. And in their faces Anamaria Chediak shows us both the struggle and hope of a continent.
Just as Anamaria captures the contrast of light and shadow at play across the plains, her images also illustrate both the desolation and great abundance of life to be found in southern Africa. They tell a story of peril and of possibility, showing exactly what is at stake if we let nature and humanity fall too far out of balance..."
Yolanda Kakabadse
President WWF International
(World Wildlife Fund)
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President WWF International
(World Wildlife Fund)