Capturing the splendors and very' soul of what remains wild and free in our world through incredibly intimate portraits. Wild Encounters chronicles legendary photographer David Yarrow's photographic exploits in the field. Driven by a passion for sharing and preserving Earth's last great wild species and cultures, Yarrow is as much a conservationist as a photographer and artist. His work has transcended wildlife photography and is now collected and displayed as fine art in some of the world's leading galleries. In this unparalleled collection of photography. Yarrow travels from pole to pole and continent to continent to visit frozen Arctic tundras, vast African deserts, primordial jungles and rain forests, and remote villages. His incredibly vivid and detailed black-and-white images take the familiar- images of lions, elephants, tigers, polar bears, and more - and make it new again by creating iconic images that deliberately connect with viewers at a highly emotional level. Accompanying the more than 150 spectacular images are behind-the-scenes stories detailing Yarrow's journeys to each of these locations and what events led to some of his most celebrated images. In Wild Encounters. Yarrow reminds readers that we are blessed to live on an extraordinarily beautiful planet and have the privilege of sharing it with majestic mammals and a great diversity of communities. We rent this planet - we don't own it - and it is our duty to ensure that species and cultures as exceptional as those within these pages will go forth and prosper long after we have left.