Amazon: From the Floodplains to the Clouds

by Alex Webb

From the Floodplains to the Clouds is photographer Alex Webb's compelling documentation of a voyage through the worlds of those who live along this immense waterway.
The photographs reproduce a trip from the enormous Amazon delta in Brazil through Colombia to the icy ponds and streams by the slopes of Mount Mismi in Peru - the source of the river. Indigenous traditions and European influences intermingle and thrive throughout these countries. The lowlands are a diverse region of backwater ports and river villages overgrown into ramshackle towns and cities, as well as places of fantastic festivals, highlighted by costumes and parades. The Peruvian highlands are a world of harsh rock, bleak and bitter weather, and ongoing political strife.

Genres: Photography

144 pages, Hardcover

First published December 8, 1997

Reviews

[Edie Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Alex Webb. This is one of his earlier books. In it he travels down the Amazon. He photographs arresting complex images by the water and in the street.

You won’t find much text, just a quote or a bit of poetry. But with photographs like these, who needs them?