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Among the Living is a beautiful photography book that showcases the magnificent wildlife photography from Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Rwanda, and Uganda taken by photographer and explorer Guadalupe Laiz over the course of six years travelling to Africa. A truly stupendous collection of photographs, this book realises Laiz's personal need to share with the world the beauty in what is priceless. The silent lessons are endless; teachings on unity, boundaries, family, respect and love, and respecting the natural cycles of life. Laiz offers this collection, a labour of love, of her encounters with wildlife, chronicling the many linked moments she witnessed in the intimacy of their everyday journey. Among the Living honours every animal ever hurt, killed, and affronted for the benefit of humans with the hope that one day some people finally will learn to be humble and kind. AUTHOR: Guadalupe Laiz is an international artist, photographer, and explorer born and was raised in Argentina. She moved to the United States aspiring to start her career as a photographer at a young age. Driven by the belief that art and beauty transform how people think about conservation and nature, she focuses on the environment and animals that are often pure and gentle by their very nature. Guadalupe's efforts are to communicate through art the importance of animal abuse awareness, environmental issues, and the relevance of educating all generations to make conscious lifestyle decisions to protect our planet. Adam Skolnick is an award-winning independent journalist and author covering adventure sports, environmental issues, travel and human rights for the New York Times, Outside, Playboy and Lonely Planet. He is the author of One Breath: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits, the ghost writer and narrator of David Goggins' smash hit memoir and audiobook Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, and he is a co-host on the Rich Roll Podcast. SELLING POINTS: . Filled with luxurious images of wildlife, this work forms a powerful visual narrative of life in the wild . Set in a stunning large-format book, the pages within represent six years of visits to Africa by international artist, photographer and explorer Guadalupe Laiz and record her encounters with magnificent wildlife . Through the use of her intimate animal portraits, Laiz raises awareness about conservation and nature, using art and beauty to transform our notions of the wild . A truly stupendous and carefully curated selection of her award-winning photographs, Among the Living will appeal to all animal lovers, and become a prized addition to any collection

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"""...her photographs serve as an initiative to raise awareness on the threats facing wildlife, and the environment which sustains it."" - Arabian Business Traveller"

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Guadalupe Laiz is an international artist, photographer, and explorer. She was born and raised in Argentina, and when she was twenty years old she moved to the United States aspiring to build a photography career. For more than a decade, Guadalupe amassed an extensive body of work capturing the beauty and uniqueness of the indigenous horses of Iceland. Guadalupe’s stunning photography showcased in Horses of Iceland, her first book (published in 2019), has been exhibited all over the world. Among the Living, Where You Belong is Guadalupe’s second book. Adam Skolnick, based in the United States, is a journalist with multiple awards to his name. He traditionally covers adventure sports, travel, human interest, and the environment for the New York Times, Outside, and Lonely Planet. Adam has been the author or co-author of five books since 2014, and currently co-hosts the Rich Roll podcast.

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