/ 2023 / Book / Nature

The World As It Once Was

  • Prize
    Bronze in Book/Nature
  • Photographer
    George Dian Balan (& 100 others), Belgium

Have you ever seen an elephant with tusks so long they kissed the ground?
If a Statue, a Monument were to be raised to a species, what would that look like?
More than five years in the making, this book comprises pictures by over 100 award-winning photographers and benefitted from the scientific advice of 30 world class experts.
Today’s megafauna is as impressive as the Ice Age giants that have captured our imagination. This book is not just about stunning images and characters with commanding presence, but also proposes a set of 10 measures to save megafauna, which complement each other.