Art Wolfe has dedicated his life to capturing the beauty of landscapes and wildlife on film. He works throughout the year, circling the globe to shoot photographs that engage and stimulate the viewer s imagination. His background in painting inspires him to utilize his camera as a painter would a brush, transforming the beauty of nature into works of fine art. Wolfe s work has graced the covers of National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian, and Stern magazine, among others. He has completed more than forty books over his career, including Light on the Land, The Living Wild, and more recently his impressive opus Earth Is My Witness. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Barbara Sleeper is a science writer who lives in Seattle. She has traveled to more than eighty countries to study rain forest primates, explore wildlife preserves, and collect editorial material on assignment for various publications, including Life, Audubon, Travel & Leisure, and many more.
"""One of the most outstanding photos in the book features a herd of cape buffalo stampeding through Kenya's Amboseli National Park. As they kick up dust in their frenzied wake, it almost looks as though they're swimming through a river of clouds."" — Mother Nature Network ""Amid the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s sometimes easy to forget the beauty of the world around us. Art Wolfe is here to remind us. Throughout his decades-long career, the Seattle-based photographer and conservationist has captured some beautiful scenes of wildlife on the move in search of new homes, food sources and climates."" — The Huffington Post"