The Life and Love of Trees

A beautiful photographic tribute to the tree, through breathtaking photographs and stories we're taken on an astonishing journey around the world, truly stunning portraits of these great gifts from nature.

To plant a tree is to live in hope. To plant a tree is to give to everyone.

Trees are vital the roots and the shelter for our existence. Without them we simply wouldn t be here. From that starting point, Lewis Blackwell celebrates and explores the miracle of the tree in our lives today. In highly accessible text, he searches for the essence of our relationship with trees. For him it is a love affair that must never end. Supporting the quest is his presentation of a unique range of images shot by leading nature photographers from around the world. Around these photographs he weaves stories that travel across the breadth of time and space, tracking the amazing relationships of trees with humankind.

Through breathtaking photographs and stories we are taken on a journey from the boreal forest at the edge of the Arctic to the rainforests girdling the planet; from ancient bristlecones to fresh- leaved seedlings; from the charming and familiar to the scary and rare; and from giant, unseen, underground life forms to the possibility of life-saving unknown treasures in the high canopies. We also travel through time, from the dark origins of the living world to our hopes, fears and actions for the future.

About the Author

Lewis Blackwell is recognised as a leader in creative and photographic practice. For almost a decade he led the creative development of the world s largest photo agency, Getty Images, and previously he was widely regarded as a trend watcher and innovator with his work as editor/publisher of the prestigious title Creative Review. He is a visiting professor at the School of Creative Leadership at Steinbeis University, Berlin. His books are considered some of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling in the creative field worldwide, and include The End of Print, Soon: The Future Culture of Brands and Twentieth-Century Type.

Increasingly, Lewis s work has focused on environmental issues. In summer 2008, his exhibition Nature/Nurture was one of the highlights of the prestigious Shanghai International Photography Biennale. A past judge and adviser to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, Lewis has worked closely with leading wildlife landscape and nature photographers internationally, and he has been to the fore in driving a more conceptual and emotional approach in environmental photography.

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PQ Blackwell is an acclaimed creator and producer of internationally bestselling illustrated books. Distinguished by their design and production quality, PQ Blackwell s award-winning books are highly sought after by many of the world s foremost illustrated book publishers and are marketed in approximately 30 countries.

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