A photography book has recently been released that is worth checking out. Earthforms: Intimate Portraits of Our Planet by Joel Simpson is a photo journey of earth’s geology through time. Inside the front cover is a geologic scale from 4.5 billion years ago to recent time with page numbers where a photo of that geologic exposure can be found in the book. What a great idea.
Many of the photos are spectacular and vary from macro-landscapes to closeups which I particularly like. They are taken from locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa and represent a life time of work. In the back of the book is a section that describes the geology of each photo in the book.
The only disappointment I had in the book was no photo from the Hadeon time period over 4 billion years ago. It seemed only natural the book should have a photo of the oldest known rocks on earth. I can understand why not though since they are found in Northwestern Canada and Western Australia. Both locations are extremely remote and expensive to get to.
I have added this book to my library. The book and e-book are available on amazon.com
Link to Earthforms Intimate Portraits of Our Planet
Link to Earthforms Intimate Portraits of Our Planet
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