Bronze in Book/Nature / 2026 / Book / Nature
The suspended island
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PrizeBronze in Book/Nature
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PhotographerAndrea Riberti, Italy
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Date of Photograph01/11/2023
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On 1 September 1730, after a series of violent earthquakes, one of the largest and most spectacular eruptions in the history of the Earth began: the Timanfaya explosion. At the end of six years of continuous activity, about a third of the island of Lanzarote found its geography overturned by molten rock, ash, lapilli and craters, covering most of its ancient villages.
We find all the strength of this nature in the life and works of César Manrique, the great activist who contributed to saving the island from speculative destruction.
