Living Africa

Many photographers and writers have tried to express the essence and the diversity of this gigantic continent. Steve Blooms book sets out with an agenda of brea... » 

Many photographers and writers have tried to express the essence and the diversity of this gigantic continent. Steve Blooms book sets out with an agenda of breathtaking scope and difficulty to produce the most remarkable visual document of the people places and wildlife of Africa ever attempted. He succeeds triumphantly. From the tallest sand dunes in the world in the Namibian desert to the lush green wet lands of Botswanas Okavango Deltaand from the swirling colour of the markets of Zanzibar to the wind swept rocks and gullies of South Africas Table Mountain this bookcaptures the essence of colour and cultures in Africa today. Living Africa showcases over 200 stunning photographs of themany peoples and animals that live in Africa perfectly en capsulating the beauty of the landscape as well as the vibrancy of tribal traditions and changing local customs. Despite suffering starvation and disease these images and the thoughtprovoking texts that accompany them also provethat Africa is a continent of hope life and vibrancy. The characters portrayed are often inspirational here we meet Mozambican miners who endure harsh working conditions over three kilometres underground «