Vanishing ACT

I purchased this book as a gift for my elderly grandma. Both she and the rest of my family enjoy looking through the beautiful photos to spot the camouflaged animals.

This photography/nature/evolution/puzzle book was simply astonishing. Everyone I've shown it to, from 8-80, has been both amazed by the photographs and thoroughly enjoyed reviewing it. When I brought it to work, a common response was, "Very cool ... Can I borrow this book overnight to show my husband/wife?" I need to e-mail Art Wolfe to ask him if I could represent him on his next creative effort. That way his work will achieve wider distribution and recognition.

This is a coffee table book with a twist - as you peruse the photographs the animals gradually or quickly appear out of their natural background - exactly the way they are sighted in the wild and giving you exactly the same thrill of discovery. Anyone curious about the natural world from young kids to expert biologists can enjoy it because, while it's a game, it's a very primal game.

I received this book as a gift and immediately ordered another one as a gift for someone else. Art Wolfe indeed! This is an wonderful collection of beautiful photographs, and truly challenging nature camouflage. This volume surely deserves an award.

The photographs in this book are amazing. It is difficult to believe that one person could capture all these images in one life time. The pictures show a wide variety of ( North American ? ) animals in surroundings which match thier natural protective camoflauge. The cover is one of the lesser examples. This book must represent decades of work. I recommend it highly to anyone who likes nature photography.