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5 Minutes for Books: Andrew Zuckerman photographs animals

December 14, 2009 by CarrieB

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If you have not yet heard of Andrew Zuckerman, let me please enlighten you. Zuckerman is a renowned photographer and film maker, winning an award for the best short narrative at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2007. The thing that Zuckerman is becoming well-known for is his photographs of animals, which he shoots in studio in front of a white backdrop. As a photographer myself, I find Zuckerman’s ability to photograph animals amazing. If you are a mother of a young child, you know how difficult it is to give your child behavior instructions to capture a photograph of them. Imagine working with animals, with whom there is no discussion to be had! Not only does he get what he wants, but what he gets is fascinating.

Bird is Zuckerman’s latest book and it is filled with 200 photographs of birds. Birds from the front, the back, their heads alone, in full flight and in a manner that clearly shows of the beauty of the design and colors God gave to these beautiful creatures. He captures the unique attributes of the Palm Cockatoo, the Greater Flamingo, the Southern Great Hornbill, a Northern White-Faced Owl and others. Each one is shown off in such a way as to show it’s own beauty, strength and grace. (My hands down favorite photograph is a picture of a Scarlet Macaw in full flight, shown from the back.) Truly, this piece of work is a masterpiece. You do not have to enjoy birds to enjoy this book. Especially not if you have the foggiest idea of the skill required to capture animals on film in this fashion.

Perhaps more fun for curious little children, and awe-inspired adults, is Andrew Zuckerman’s Creature in which he explores the animal kingdom. Again, using the white backdrop, Zuckerman captures lions, hippopotamuses, giraffes, bugs, frogs and a grand host of other animals. This book is just amazing and can hardly be described. I simply do not have enough positive adjectives at my disposal. Stunning. Magnificent. Anyone, at any age, with any type of interest in the world around them could spend hours pouring over the photographs in this book.

Both of these books are large and hefty, with huge page spreads that compliment his work. These books are works of art. Zuckerman uses his skills well and focuses on topics of interest to young and old alike – the animal kingdom. It is a marvelous, breath-taking (got anymore adjectives for me?) way to earn a living and the rest of us merely get the benefit of enjoying his labors.

As a final note, you might be interested to note that Zuckerman’s Creature has been reformatted a bit and make more toddler friendly in Creature ABC (click on the title to read my review of Creature ABC over at Reading to Know). Learn more about Andrew Zuckerman! Familiarize yourself with his work! It’s inspirational to budding photographers and delightful for anyone. I couldn’t be more impressed if I tried to be (can you tell?)!

Chronicle Books, the publishing house for Zuckerman books and products, have very, very generously offered one copy of Creature and one copy of Bird to one of our readers. These books are valued at $60 each!) Must be a U.S. Resident to win. Leave a comment below to enter the drawing and check next week’s column to see if you won.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

The winner of Lit: A Memoir is #23 LaVonne.

Carrie comes by her book obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at 5 Minutes for Books, Reading to Know and Reading My Library.

*Disclosure: Chronicle books provided copies of these books to review.

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52 Comments

  1. Margie says

    December 20, 2009 at 5:36 am

    This would make a great coffee table gift for my daughter. The book looks exquisite. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  2. Amy says

    December 20, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Those look like gorgeous books! I love realistic books about animals for children.

    P.S I am a U.S resident despite where I lay my head these days. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Katie says

    December 19, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    Would love to win this!

    kateh12783(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  4. Wendy says

    December 19, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    These books look great! Our family would love them. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  5. Winning Readings says

    December 19, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    These books look beautiful!

    We posted about this giveaway at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/12/zuckerman-books.html

    janemaritz at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  6. Laureen says

    December 19, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    The illustrations are amazing! We would love these fun, educational books! Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  7. Belinda A. says

    December 19, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Both books sound fab and I love that there’s Creature ABC for toddlers.

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  8. Steph says

    December 19, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    They both look like beautiful books.

    Reply
  9. Staci A says

    December 18, 2009 at 10:26 am

    These books look amazing! My son just caught a glimpse of them on the screen and asked me to see more photos! He is animal obsessed and would love to look at these with me!

    Reply
  10. Jaime P says

    December 18, 2009 at 1:57 am

    I would love to give these to my mother as a gift

    Reply
  11. AZ says

    December 17, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    oh! We would love these books! Absolutely love these books! Sure hoping we’re lucky…

    zenzart at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  12. Megret says

    December 16, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    I’ve seen these — they look phenomenal. Thanks for the chance…

    Reply
  13. Carolyn says

    December 16, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    Please count me in. What fun!

    Reply
  14. Stephanie says

    December 16, 2009 at 12:03 am

    Both books sound amazing. Stunning. Magnificent. Beautiful. Breath-taking. Spell-binding. Infused with talent.

    I’d love to win.

    {Did I use enough adjectives?} 😉

    Reply
  15. Dorian Valles says

    December 15, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    These books look amazing! I would love to have one of them…thanks!

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  16. Kristin says

    December 15, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    These look like amazing books!

    Reply
  17. Wendy M says

    December 15, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    These books look absolutely gorgeous. I know several people in my family who would love them.
    wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net

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  18. Marj McClendon says

    December 15, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    What a super giveaway. A truly magnificent pair of books that we all would love.

    Reply
  19. Jen VG says

    December 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    wonderful looking books.

    Jen VG
    [email protected]

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  20. DJ says

    December 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    These look wonderful!

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  21. Diane Westerbeek says

    December 15, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Great coffe table book with 8 grandchildren coming in and out

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  22. Sarah Pacilio says

    December 15, 2009 at 11:52 am

    These books would be a great addition to our bookshelf with all the wonderful pictures

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  23. Sarah Pacilio says

    December 15, 2009 at 11:51 am

    I subscribe to the newsletter

    Reply
  24. edj says

    December 15, 2009 at 9:32 am

    Oh too cool!

    Reply
  25. sal williams says

    December 15, 2009 at 5:09 am

    Photography ranks right up there with architecture as the most fascinating art forms to me. The ability of an artist like Zuckerman to capture the essence of the creatures he photographs in an indelibly unique fashion is unparalleled to me. The time and patience involved are mind-boggling.This is a very fine giveaway. Thanks and Happy Hols to you and yours.

    Reply
  26. P Coughlan says

    December 14, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    I rarely enter book giveaways, but I love the look of these two books – esp the Creatures one. I’ve seen some of Zuckerman’s photos, but not the books themselves.

    Reply
  27. Jessica Harwood says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    I just saw something about these books and Zuckerman and have been wanting one of his books ever since!! I think they look awesome!

    Reply
  28. Debbie Lester says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    [email protected]

    I would love to win a copy of either book!
    Please enter me in the giveaway!

    Reply
  29. Maureen Ruble says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    I subscribe…thanks for the great giveaways!
    [email protected]

    Reply
  30. Maureen Ruble says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    These books are amazing. I homeschool my 3 little ones and this would be great! Thanks
    [email protected]

    Reply
  31. Benita G . says

    December 14, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    These look like fabulous books. My fingers are crossed.

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  32. Beth C says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Great books – great giveaway!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

    Reply
  33. Margaret says

    December 14, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    These sound like interesting book! I can see my son and daughter going through them together and discussing the pictures! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  34. Linda Kish says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    I absolutely love animals.
    these would be great to add to my library.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  35. Gahome2mom says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    subscriber by email

    Happy Holidays
    gahome2mom/at/gmail/do/com

    Reply
  36. Gahome2mom says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    I thought I was too late when I saw winners names listed. lol

    Happy Holidays
    gahome2mom/at/gmail/do/com

    Reply
  37. Elizabeth says

    December 14, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    these look amazing!

    Reply
  38. MamaB says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE his photography! These books have benn on our wish list for a long time!

    Reply
  39. Christine Jensen says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    These look like wonderful books that would be enjoyed by the whole family!

    Reply
  40. Celeste says

    December 14, 2009 at 11:45 am

    These look fabulous!

    Reply
  41. Marla Taviano says

    December 14, 2009 at 10:53 am

    My family and I went to 52 Zoos in 52 Weeks last year. We love animals, and his photos are AMAZING.

    Reply
  42. Joliene D says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:51 am

    These look amazing! I think I’ll get it, even if I don’t win.

    Reply
  43. Jennifer3 says

    December 14, 2009 at 9:38 am

    Wow, that looks really interesting!

    Reply
  44. Debra says

    December 14, 2009 at 8:46 am

    My son is a huge animal lover and would love this!

    Reply
  45. Angel S. says

    December 14, 2009 at 3:37 am

    Great! I would love to share these with my kids. It really opens up their eyes to see how big the earth is and how varied. Thanks!

    Reply
  46. susan says

    December 14, 2009 at 1:01 am

    Thank you for enlightening me ~ these are gorgeous!

    Reply
  47. Naomi says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:55 am

    Roo and Jasper would love these!

    Reply
  48. Deanna/ibeeeg says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:49 am

    I have been eying these books every since you brought the book Creature ABC to my attention.
    I would love to win one of the books. If I do not, I know that I will be purchasing them for our home especially now that I know that you like them.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  49. Julie L says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:44 am

    Our whole family would love looking at the books

    Reply
  50. Snarky A. says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:42 am

    I would absolutely love a copy of either book! So amazing! Thanks!

    Reply
  51. daly says

    December 14, 2009 at 12:07 am

    this is a good idea – the real question is:how much christmas shoppping did you get done in nyc!!

    Reply

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