Patterns of the Earth

Bernhard Edmaier (b.1957) trained as a civil engineer and geologist and has photographed the earth’s surface for over 15 years. The result of meticulous planning and research, his extraordinary travels take him from the endless deserts of Africa to the ice plains of Iceland and the coral cliffs of the Great Barrier Reef. His abstractly beautiful compositions offer an awe-inspiring view of our planet. Dr Angelika Jung-Huttl  (b.1957) is a geologist and writer who contributes to the Suddeutsche Zeitung, the BerlinerZeitung and pm-history. She has worked and travelled with Edmaier for 10 years and has written several books on volcanoes, ice and glaciers.

500 images divided into five sections according to pattern, with informative texts that explain how, where and why the formations occur in nature. Bands, Stripes, Ripples, Circles, Spots, Grains Forks, Branches, Webs Curves, Ribbons, Swirls, Spikes, Grids, Cracks