Product Description
Antarctica remains largely unknown and infinitely fascinating. Stuart Klipper has traveled to Antarctica six times in twenty years to photograph this astounding body of work offering a sweeping look at this majestic continent which has lately become central to global climate change concerns. Shot in panoramic format—the only way to encompass a landscape that seems to stretch on forever—Klipper's work captures major features and surprising details: ships suspended in the frozen sea glowing blue icebergs vistas of endless snow and troops of penguins. This volume's substantial size panoramic shape and unique vertical-opening case emphasize the grandeur of these austere and lovely photographs from the bottom of the world.

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Visual Poetry by James Yarnall (Evanston, Illinois USA)

4 Stars
April 23, 2009
The question you ask yourself, page after page in this eerily beautiful selection of photos, is: how did he get that shot? (The answer, in many cases, is: from the air -- low-flying planes, helicopters.) One of the striking things about the book is how inhuman it is. The photographer, Stuart Klipper, has banished all traces of himself and his camera from his photos. There is very little wildlife and as far as I can make out only one human being, seen in silhouette inside a half-track. The human presence in Antarctica is only acknowledged toward the end of the book -- footprints, tire tracks; boats, land vehicles, the cabin of a plane; Robert Falcon Scott's hut; a flag. There are short essays by Klipper and three others, including Stephen Pyne, who wrote a book called "The Ice," which seems to be thought of as the definitive modern writing about Antarctica and which I thought was more about the author than the continent. But the essays are incidental to the photos, which were taken on several trips between 1987 and 2000. The photos were taken with a panoramic (110 degrees) camera and the images have an aspect ratio of 1:3, giving the impression that the scene goes on forever. (This makes for an oddly shaped book that will be difficult to shelve.) Klipper clearly loves the variety of the ice, the severe landscapes, the bleached light. The only other collection of color photos I know that compares to this is Eliot Porter's "Antarctica," which came out thirty years ago, and Klipper has done an even better job of capturing the severe and alien beauty of the antarctic than Porter did.

A tip 'o the iceberg to Mr. K by Sazerac Sal (Evanston, IL)

5 Stars
December 04, 2008
Klipper's magical photos would give any penguin happy feet! In word and image, Klipper, who is one of our country's great photographers, evokes a world so mysterious that even Superman locks himself away in its frosty fortress when he needs some solitude. You might need your parka when the cool, clean breezes blow off these gorgeous pages. Or maybe just warm yourself with a burstin' boudin.

an ode to the beauty of impermanence by Joan Larsen

5 Stars
December 03, 2008
Stuart Klipper's gorgeously photographed book is a stunning, visual delight to the eye. He captures Antarctica's beauty in a way that makes you stop, go back for another look at this brilliant icy world, unbounded by the limits of time. As a many-time visitor to this heart-grabbing place, I can honestly say I have never seen it captured on film so perfectly as Klipper has been able to achieve here. The raves that OPRAH has given it are certainly well deserved. This beautiful book is a sure winner!!!

Way south by George Slade (Minnesota, USA)

5 Stars
December 02, 2008
For those of us who aren't likely to ever visit Earth's southern extreme, Stuart Klipper has done more than offer armchair travel--he has brought an artist's eye to make just tribute to a landscape that is both forbidding and uncannily beautiful. This uniquely rendered, gorgeously printed book is among the best records we have of a space that is altering in the midst of global warming; use it to celebrate and imagine the diversity of life on our planet. Stuart, by the way, is a Minnesotan who knows from snow, and his repeated visits to the Antarctic reflect a keen, wintry poetics. There are numerous Inuit words for snow; how many words are there for "ice floe"? Stuart's bountifully descriptive photographs suggest that there should be scores.

serenely gorgeous by J. R. Haydel (Oakland, CA USA)

5 Stars
November 30, 2008
I had to go to the post office to pick up my package and couldn't wait until I got home to open it. I opened it right there in the post office, "This is beautiful," I said out loud. The layout is so perfect for the pictures - it opens lengthwise. Other people standing in line all had to take a peek and loved it too.

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