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My Himalaya
"Undulating from intimate portraits to sweeping panoramas, Olivier Föllmi's images are unified by their power to pay tribute to the grandeur, diversity and culture of the Himalayas." -- Food & Travel ?The work of Olivier Föllmi exudes authenticity and spirituality. For more than 40 years, the prize-winning photographer has documented the landscape and peoples of the Himalayas, a region he first got to know on a hiking trip in the 1980s. Captivated by Tibetan culture, people, and their harmonious coexistence with nature, Föllmi returned to the mountain region on numerous occasions -- at times as a mountain guide, at others to live and learn from spiritual leaders in a Buddhist temple. The ...
Moments of Mindfulness: the Wisdom of Asia
Each book in the 'Moments of Mindfulness' series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with Olivier Föllmi's beautiful and moving photographs.
Latin America
A hymn to beauty,Latin Americacelebrates the profound and incredibly diverse South American continent and its neighboring islands in all their color and gaiety. This title presents in a large format the richest images from photographer Olivier Föllmi’s travels through many countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Equador, the Amazon, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. The book begins with a reference text by Uruguayan author Juan Carlos Mondragón and ends with a more intimate text by the photographer himself. Virginie de Borchgrave, a specialist in Latin American culture, has written the extremely detailed captions that illuminate each photograph. The first book to exhibit South American culture in all its glory,Latin Americais a living fresco, a tribute to a continent that has inspired the imagination for generations.
Indian Wisdom
This remarkable yearbook presents the wise words of a great master, philosopher or poet for every day of the year, accompanied by Olivier Föllmis beautiful and moving photographs of Indian people and places. The effect is transcendental and transformative, awakening our senses and preparing our souls to receive these simple yet profound teachings. Contemporary specialists on Indian culture have also contributed to Indian Wisdom 365 Days, which draws on such timeless sources as poems by Rabindranath Tagore and Krishnamurti; the longest epic in world literature, the Mahabharata; and the most significant of the Hindu sacred writings, the Vedas. Danielle and Olivier Föllmi have written fifteen books, including Buddhist Himalayas, also published by Thames & Hudson. They are the Dalai Lamas official photographers.
Moments of Mindfulness: African Wisdom
Each book in the 'Moments of Mindfulness' series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with Olivier Föllmi's beautiful and moving photographs. Föllmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. The effect is transcendental and transformative, awakening our senses and preparing our souls to receive these simple yet profound teachings.
Moments of Mindfulness: Indian Wisdom
Each book in the 'Moments of Mindfulness' series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with Olivier Föllmi's beautiful and moving photographs. Föllmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. The effect is transcendental and transformative, awakening our senses and preparing our souls to receive these simple yet profound teachings.
Moments of Mindfulness: Buddhist Offerings
Each book in the 'Moments of Mindfulness' series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with Olivier Föllmi's beautiful and moving photographs. Föllmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. The effect is transcendental and transformative, awakening our senses and preparing our souls to receive these simple yet profound teachings.
Moments of Mindfulness: Latin Spirit
Each book in the 'Moments of Mindfulness' series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with Olivier Föllmi's beautiful and moving photographs. Föllmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. The effect is transcendental and transformative, awakening our senses and preparing our souls to receive these simple yet profound teachings.
African Wisdom
Danielle and Olivier Föllmi guide us on a voyage of discovery through this immense continent and its mosaic of peoples, from the deserts of Namibia to the savannah of Cameroon, from the Himba shepherds to the Peul nomads. 365 unique photographs are paired with ancestral aphorisms and reflections by leading African personalities, from Senegalese poet Leopold Sedar Senghor to Nelson Mandela. On the border of myth and reality, 'African Wisdom 365 Days' opens a window onto Africa’s untold treasures of exemplary teaching and inherited wisdom.
Asia
"This book presents the most exceptional images the artist took during his travels in Burma, Japan, China, and Vietnam, and many points between. The large format allows the photographs, their colours, and the places and people they capture to come alive in the readers hands. The photographs are accompanied by captions written by journalist Virginie de Borchgrave that give detailed information about each image. The book also includes an essay by Fllmi, who describes his experience travelling in these regions."--Global Books in Print.
