Wolf Empire: An Intimate Portrait of a Species

By Scott Ian Barry

Book Overview

From award-winning photographer Scott Ian Barry comes Wolf Empire--the most comprehensive and stunning visual record of wolves ever published in black-and-white photography. In this world of fur and teeth, texture and shape, light and shadow, Barry creates a highly intimate look at wolves and their often mystifying way of life.

Each high-quality photograph is accompanied by a narrative in which Barry relates the circumstances that led to the taking of the photo, or some unique personal observation about wolf behavior gathered from his more than thirty years of experience as a wildlife photographer. His great reverence for these magnificent animals comes through in frame after frame of wolves in varying degrees of harmony and aggression, excitement and tranquility, cooperation and solitude--all part of their experience and essential to their survival. Barry's photographs show wolves for the individuals they are, a species as diverse as humans.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493018930
• ISBN13: 9781493018932
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 12.0" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Portraits of Lupine Lives

I have a deep fascination with wolves and I'm always on the lookout for more to read about them. This book was a gift from my husband, and it didn't disappoint. Barry's writing is friendly, informal, and informative. He is clearly in awe of his subjects and treats them with respect, but also has a sense of humor that makes his text and his photography equally engaging. If you skip over the text, that's fine, because the main attraction is the photography. Barry captures some truly intimate pictures of wolves. They are at once as familiar as domestic dogs and as fierce and mysterious as folklore has always depicted them. The elaborate rankings and rituals of wolf society are depicted and helpfully explained, but what really interested me were the shots that showed the individual personalities that make up a pack, and the pictures of wolves' faces that were so expressive. The stark black and white tones allow you to focus fully on the wolves, but Barry's descriptions of a wolf's eyes or the subtle shading of color in its fur made me wish at least a few pictures had been in color.

BEAUTIFUL

THIS IS THE BEST OF THE MANY BOOKS I'VE SEEN ON THE DAILY LIFE OF WOLVES. THE PHOTOS ARE GRAND AND MR. BARRY'S WRITING BRINGS YOU INTO THEIR WORLD. IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING IN EVERY CLASS ROOM IN THOSE STATES THAT WANT TO HUNT WOLVES AGAIN. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL AGES.

Amazing!!

This book was awesome, if you're a wolf lover at all you'll love this book. It has great photo's of the wolves lives and their personalities really shine through on each and every page!

Must have book for those who love wolves

There have been dozens of wolf books over the years, all very informative, but no one has ever photographed wolves with such respect and profound beauty in this way before. For Scott Ian Barry, these wolves are given the celebrity they deserve in the classic black and white photographic tradition of Ansel Adams. Here in "Wolf Empire," each wolf is an individual soul within the world of the pack. And whenever you see such an animal as a true individual, you are forever linked to those eyes looking back at you........you will remember them and hopefully speak for them as their ultimate survival remains in jeopardy. This book is a perfect gift and a must for your own collection.

Highly recommended for any collection strong in natural history

WOLF EMPIRE: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A SPECIES comes from an award-winning photographer who captures gorgeous wolf scenes in black and white - many of his works printed here for the first time. He's spent over three decades observing and photographing wolves and researching them, so WOLF EMPIRE is more than a season or two of shots, but a lifetime of experience, highly recommended for any collection strong in natural history or nature photography alike.