ALFONS ALT: The Nature of the Beast Half a century after the

Half a century after the legendary flight

ISBN: 9781899235193

resulting in ten births

Quarterbound / Swiss bound hardback

hands searching for support

ALFONS ALT: The Nature of the Beast Half a century after theWinner European Publishers Award for Photography 1999 Reminiscent of a medieval bestiary yet inescapably contemporary in its visual approach and content. Alts way of working is highly unusual each animal is photographed as if they were having their portrait taken. These are individuals not examples of a species. The photographs seem almost to be portrait paintings, an effect achieved by using one of the very early photographic printing techniques