Earth's Natural Beauty Captured at the Dawn of a New Age.
On a day when the world focused its attention on whether computer chips worked, more than 100 professional nature photographers focused their cameras on the timeless wonder of the great outdoors. They document Earth's wild splendor on the first day of the year 2000, capturing those magical moments as the sun lightens and warms the Earth. It is history's first one-day world wide photo shoot dedicated to nature.
The international team of nature photographers contributing to 'Daybreak 2000' includes well-known landscape, wildlife, and underwater professionals such as Heather Angel, Jim Brandenburg, Willard Clay, Kathleen Norris Cook, Ken Duncan, Jeff Foott, Bill Fortney, Wayne Lynch, David Muench, Pat O'Hara, Fritz Polking, Norbert Rosing, Galen Rowell, John Shaw, Hans Strand, Kennan Ward, Art Wolfe, and Norbert Wu.
Each chose his or her location not only for its beauty but for its special, personal significance. From New Zealand's lush Okarito Lagoon to the wildlife of Tanzania's Serengeti ecosystem to the wooded Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee to Canada's picturesque Banff National Park in Alberta, this ensemble of leading nature photographers portrays one day in the life of our living planet.
This work is a diverse portrait of Earth's natural world, from mountain vistas to undersea forests, from wildlife to wild lands, from canyon expanses to intimate details.
'Daybreak 2000' is an exquisite album of a landmark project. It will delight and enchant readers of all ages.
