| Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 12 (Wildlife Photographer of the Year) | 
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Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 10.1 x 1
ISBN: 0563488190
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.932
EAN: 9780563488194
ASIN: 0563488190
Publication Date: October 17, 2002
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Running since 1964, the competition that produces Wildlife Photographer of the Year gets bigger and better as the years go by. A collaboration between the BBC (through their own BBC Wildlife Magazine) and the Natural History Museum, the competition now receives around 20,000 entries a year, and stages exhibitions in places as far a field as Pakistan and China. The competition now boasts 17 separate categories, which makes browsing through this, the competition's latest portfolio of winning and commended work, a more than idle pleasure. The best sections work like a small visual essays around a theme: the pictures in "The Underwater World" and the chapter accurately (if cringingly) named "Animal Portraits" worked particularly well. By developing so many categories, the competition organisers are now able to cover a broad range of photographic tastes; everything from reportage to experiments in colour and form. There's still room for expansion: "The World in Our Hands" contains photographs of our species' hapless stewardship of the natural world. But the relationship between the built and natural environment is so complex, this theme could be usefully subdivided and explored further: the inclusion of the enchanting section "Urban and Garden Wildlife" doesn't really cover all bases. This is a valuable document about an often forgotten form of fine art; one whose respect for representation and accuracy still leaves plenty of room for artistic innovation. --Simon Ings
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Previous high standards maintained November 11, 2002
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
The latest in the annual series of books keep up the high standards set by previous editions. In fact, if anything I think this year's photos are even more stunning than before.The only problem with this book is the same one that afflicted Portfolios 10 and 11 - too many of the photographs go across the spine of the book, spoiling their impact and enjoyment. Still, good to see that the price still hasn't gone up, which makes the book pretty good value.
Previous high standards maintained November 6, 2002
The latest in this annual series maintains the high stndards set by previous editions. In fact, if anything I think the photographs in this year's book are even more stunning.The only problem, which prevents me from giving it the full five stars, is the one which afflicted portfolios 10 and 11 - the design of the book means that too many photos are split across the spine, severely lessening the impact and enjoyment of these. Still, good to see that the price still hasn't gone up this year, which makes this book pretty good value.
Previous high standards maintained November 5, 2002
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
The latest in this annual series of books keeps up the very high standards set by previous editions. In fact, if anything I think the photographs here are even more stunning than before.The only problem here, which prevents me giving the book the full five stars, is the one which afflicted portfolios 10 and 11 - too many photos are split across the spine, severely spoiling their impact and enjoyment. Good to see that the price still hasn't gone up, which makes this book pretty good value.
Previous high standards maintained. November 5, 2002
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
The latest in this annual series of books continues the high standards set by the previous years' books. In fact, if anything, I think the photographs in this edition are even more stunning. The only thing that lets it down, and prevents me giving it a full five stars, is the problem that has afflicted portfolios 10 and 11 previously - the design of the book means that too many of the photos are split across the spine, which severely spoils the enjoyment and impact of some of them. Good to see that the price still hasn't gone up this year, making this book pretty good value.
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