BOOKS BY FRANS LANTING
BAY OF LIFE: FROM WIND TO WHALES
Renowned National Geographic photographer-writer team Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom have documented far corners of our living planet for decades. But the place they know best is California’s Monterey Bay, where they have lived for more than 30 years. “To us, Monterey Bay is one of Earth’s natural crown jewels,” they write. “We know of no other place in the world where land and sea connect in such an extraordinary way.”
Monterey Bay’s natural abundance is due to a unique confluence of land and sea, shaped by the forces of fog and fire and influenced by the actions of people. After the Gold Rush began, a great demand for natural resources stripped the land of trees and the sea of marine mammals and fish. But that ecological collapse has been reversed in our time. Bay of Life celebrates a remarkable recovery which shows that damaged ecosystems can be restored when people care and take action together.
This book is a centerpiece of the Bay of Life Project, which presents a unified view of the Monterey Bay region through publications, exhibitions, events, and partnerships. The Project’s goal is to spark engagement that contributes to a sustainable future for the Bay of Life.
BAY OF LIFE – TRADE EDITION
Hardcover: 240 pages
160 photographs
Size: 11.4 x 10.5 inches, 5 pounds
Price: $60 USD + tax & shipping
Available October 2022
BAY OF LIFE – COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Each copy of the exclusive Collector’s Edition of Bay of Life is hand-signed and numbered by Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom on an insert sheet. The book is cased with sky-blue linen and features Lanting’s glorious image, “Winter Sunset,” in a beveled inset on the cover. It is packaged inside a beautiful clamshell case with matte gold stamping.
Limited Edition of 300 copies
Hardcover: 240 pages
160 photographs
Size: 15 x 14 inches, 11.5 pounds
Price: $500 USD + tax & shipping
Available October 2022
Proceeds from the sale of this Collector’s Edition will support the Bay of Life Project.
INTO AFRICA
The result of many journeys across the continent over the past three decades, this lavish, 224-page book features more than 120 images by Frans Lanting along with personal stories produced in collaboration with editor Chris Eckstrom.
Into Africa captures the wonders of wild Africa as seen through the eyes of master photographer Frans Lanting, whose images have created an enduring vision of the continent’s primeval natural heritage—and what is at stake in the twenty-first century.
INTO AFRICA TRADE EDITION
Hardcover, 224 pages, 120 full-color photographs
Dimensions: 11.4 x 1 x 10.5 inches
Language: English, Dutch, German, Chinese
Nearly out of Print
Price: $50.00 USD + tax and shipping
The Into Africa Collector’s Edition is limited to 250 numbered copies, each hand-signed by Frans Lanting on a vellum tip-in sheet. The book is cased with cream-colored linen cloth and features Lanting’s classic image, “Elephant at Dawn,” in a beveled inset on the cover. It is packaged inside a beautiful clamshell case, with the title and Lanting’s name in matte gold stamping, making this a truly elegant display piece. The Collector’s Edition is only available from the Frans Lanting Studio.
INTO AFRICA COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Hardcover with clamshell case, 224 pages, 120 full-color photographs
Dimensions: 15 x 14 inches (37 x 34 cm)
Language: English
Price: $1000.00 USD + tax and shipping
LIFE: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
A personal photographic journey through time to tell the story of life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to its present diversity.
Hardcover, 304 pages, 175 full-color photographs
Dimensions: 9.5 x 11.8 inches (24 x 30 cm)
Language: English, Dutch, German, Spanish
Currently out of print
Price: $90.00 USD + tax and shipping
OKAVANGO: AFRICA’S LAST EDEN
A rich reverent look at a rare place where desert and swamp dwellers meet in a landscape that preserves a timeless vision of a primeval Africa.
Hardcover, 252 pages, 160+ full-color photographs
Dimensions: 10 x 13 inches (26 x 33 cm)
Language: English, German
Currently out of print
Price: $90.00 USD + tax and shipping
EYE TO EYE: INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ANIMAL WORLD
An extraordinary collection displaying the unique personal aesthetic Frans Lanting brings to wildlife photography, as well as the startling new perspective on animals his images provoke. Lanting’s intimate portraits of animals reveal the kinship of all life on earth.
Hardcover, 252 pages, 140 full-color photographs
Dimensions: 10 x 13 inches (26 x 33 cm)
Language: English, Dutch, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Currently out of print
Price: $90.00 USD + tax and shipping
JUNGLES
A personal photographic exploration of the complexity and diversity of life in the tropics by Frans Lanting. This unique collection of images was made over a period of 20 years in jungles from the lowlands of the Congo to the cloud forests of the Andes.
Hardcover, 256 pages, 140 full-color photographs
Dimensions: 10 x 13 inches (26 x 33 cm)
Language: English
Currently out of print
Price: $90.00 USD + tax and shipping
BONOBO: THE FORGOTTEN APE
Primatologist Frans de Wall and photographer Frans Lanting collaborate to produce this first comprehensive look at bonobos, the least known of all the great apes.
Softcover, 210 Pages, 80 photographs
Dimensions: 9 x 10 inches (23 x 26 cm)
Language: English, German
Currently out of print
Price: $50.00 USD + tax and shipping
PENGUIN
A celebration of the nature and beauty of penguins as expressed through the exquisite images and unique personal stories of Frans Lanting. In this remarkable portfolio of photographs made during three expeditions to the icy kingdoms of penguins, he reveals both the amazing natural history and the irresistible appeal of these hardy seabirds.
Hardcover, 168 pages, 110 full-color photographs
Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches (23 x 31 cm)
Language: English, German, Italian, Spanish
Currently out of print
Price: $90.00 USD + tax and shipping
MADAGASCAR: A WORLD OUT OF TIME
Frans Lanting reveals not only the astonishing beauty of this unique and diverse land, but also strikingly uncovers the wrenching conflicts between changing cultures and fragile eco-systems of Madagascar.
Hardcover, 144 Pages
Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches (23 x 30 cm)
Language: English, German
Currently out of print
Price: $90.00 USD + tax and shipping