Secret Worlds Book

A pioneer of high-speed photography, Stephen Dalton is one of the world's greatest nature photographers. This new compendium comprises more than 125 images taken over the past three decades and celebrates the birds, insects, mammals and countryside that Dalton appreciates as an artist, a scientist and a lover of wildlife. "Secret Worlds" unfolds chronologically to reveal the photographer's evolving creative and technical talents, as the author explores the microcosmic worlds that surround us but are often hidden from the human eye. The concentrated energy of the visual work is offset by the light touch Dalton brings to the accompanying text. Informative and often humorous, he provides accounts of the challenges facing the photographer who is compelled to abide by his subject's schedule rather than his own. But Dalton's greatest gift is in revealing the adaptive genius of some of nature's most familiar creatures. The leopard frog is made heroic when Dalton captures on film the explosive power of its hind legs in midleap. Even the lethargic common toad reveals Herculean talents once it sets its sights on a meal, capturing its prey in an instant with a bulbous tongue that shoots out of its gaping mouth, envelops its victim and withdraws in a flash. Nature lovers everywhere will be enthralled by this wonderful collection. Stephen Dalton is an internationally respected photographer whose high-speed wildlife photography has earned him a devoted following among both nature lovers and photographers. Dalton has published several books of his unforgettable imagery, among them "Secret Lives," "Caught in Motion," "The Secret Life of an Oakwood," "The Secret Life of a Garden," "Vanishing Paradise" and "At the Water's Edge." He lives in rural England, where he continues to revel in and photograph the world around him.Read More