Water. The origin of life. The serendipity of cosmic coincidences, the chameleon among molecules that makes the difference. Everything that lives is bound to water. Yet, taken by itself, it appears to us quite modest: colourless and tasteless. It is only through its environment that water comes... Read more
Water. The origin of life. The serendipity of cosmic coincidences, the chameleon among molecules that makes the difference. Everything that lives is bound to water. Yet, taken by itself, it appears to us quite modest: colourless and tasteless. It is only through its environment that water comes to life, that it acquires colour and radiance: through the reflection of the sky, substances that are in it, through its movement. Rudi Sebastian has dedicated his photographic life to water in all its forms. For the last few years, he has been travelling all over the world to track down this exceptional element in all its conceivable facets. The result is an illustrated book that portrays a never-before-seen range of this miraculous substance: from ponds to the endless expanses of the Pacific, from the ice of the polar regions to the salt-encrusted lakes of the great deserts. Rudi Sebastian takes us on a photographic journey across the blue planet that impressively demonstrates: Water is not just water. It is a whole universe of diversity and beauty. Read less