Following our recent request for ice-storm pictures on the knowitall.ch website, publishers Beyond the Lens will now release, in time for Christmas 2012, a prestigious art book (printed in Switzerland) showing a wide selection of photos of the extraordinary ice sculptures that were created during the 14 day big freeze in February this year. The 144 page book will feature a collection of both color and black and white images from more than 70 professional and amateur photographers from both Switzerland and France. They will be in an attractive landscape format, measuring 24 cms x 30 cms.
Knowitall.ch clients can take advantage of a special, pre-production price for the book, which can be pre-ordered now for Fr. 45.- (€38.-), instead of the Christmas retail price of Fr. 55.- (€46.-). Place your order before 30 October deadline via this link.
As we mentioned in our article, the idea of publishing such a contemporary book came from Sandor Szabados, local photographer and entrepreneur, who has lived around the lake for over 30 years. After seeing so many spectacular photos on the web featuring our local ice-storm, he thought it would be a wonderful idea to combine them into one publication. He says,
“The world’s press showed photos of the ice-covered cars in Versoix with headlines in New York, Sydney, Dubai, London etc. but were quickly forgotten after the storm. This rare event in nature was too precious, and too beautiful, to allow it to “melt” into history. We have put together an unrivalled collection of photos, showing the wonderful sculptures formed by the ice, some taking human, animal or vegetable shapes, some abstract, all magical.”
“It would have been difficult to produce such a publication by just one photographer – it is a truly collective effort. Each of the 70 photographers have willingly collaborated by submitting their photos - the book will be a permanent record of these unique scenes. Neither social media, nor the web, can replace the beauty of a prestigious art book.”
Lisa Cirieco, editor of Know-it-all passport, was one of the many local photographers who contributed photos. Look out for her contributions in the new book!
Léman Artique - Ice Storm
Sculptures d'Hiver
Beyond the Lens
ISBN 978-2-8399-1077-4
Sandor Szabados
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www.btl.ch
022 347 29 16
