Animals Up Close, a new book by Igor Siwanowicz, is a 96-page collection of close-up photographs of small creatures. From the beautiful to the bizarre, every page draws us into a tiny world which we would never be able to appreciate with the naked eye. Animals Up Close is available for $16.99.

DK Publishing Press Release

ANIMALS UP CLOSE
Zoom in on the world’s most incredible creatures
by Igor Siwanowicz

“I try to photograph animals from their own perspective, which might mean getting down on my hands and knees in the dirt!  By getting up close, I hope to show you how much personality they have, and why they deserve to be admired, respected, and protected.”
—Igor Siwanowicz, in the Foreword to Animals Up Close

If you could be pint-sized like a pipistrelle bat, see eye-to-eye with a blowfly, or shrink down to the size of a crested gecko, you would encounter a magnificent miniature world full of strange body shapes, weird behavior, and surprising events in the lives of the very small.  Thanks to Igor Siwanowicz’s incredible macro-photography, you can do just that in Animals Up Close (April 2009; DK Publishing; HC; 96 pages; $16.99), an eye-popping collection of the world’s most intriguing creatures.

Animals Up Close brings the animal kingdom to life more so than ever before.  Here are familiar creatures like flies and beetles, along with lesser known exotic fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.  From the beautiful to the bizarre, every page draws us into a tiny world which we would never be able to appreciate with the naked eye.

Zooming in with cutting-edge macro-photography on the colors, textures, and structures of small creatures from the animal kingdom, this collection is a visual feast as well as a gripping story of nature in miniature. An awesome view of the behind-the-scenes stories from the photographer made lucid through DK’s unique visual language Animals Up Close is packed with information on their environment, anatomy and behavior.

Size matters—these miracles of compression are uniquely adapted to survive and thrive—and never has the small looked so beautiful.

Key Features:
Includes the newest and most exciting animal information available
Dramatic close-up images of animals detail spectacular patterns and shapes
Reveals the qualities and differences of animals in a whole new way
DK’s signature top-quality photography and gorgeous design will appeal to kids

About the Author:
Igor Siwanowicz works at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany, doing research in the neurobiology of the fruit fly.  However, having been brought up by a pair of biologists in a house full of atlases and albums, it is perhaps inevitable that he also dreamed of becoming a nature photographer.  A rising star in the world of macro-photography, Igor’s stunning close-up images of the smaller members of the animal kingdom have earned him an enthusiastic fan following. 

See more of Igor’s photos here: http://photo.net/photos/siwanowicz.

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