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Image collections published by international publishers, winners of numerous awards <\/strong><\/p>\n Bernhard received the renowned Hasselblad Master Award back in 2001. His photo book \u201cGeoart – Kunstwerk Erde\u201d was awarded with the prestigious Kodak Photo Book Price.<\/span><\/p>\n His first illustrated books – Volcanoes (1994), Icy Worlds (1996) and Geoart Germany (2003) – were each voted ‘most beautiful science book of the year’ by a jury of renowned German science journalists.<\/span><\/p>\n This was followed by publications with the international art book publishers PHAIDON\/London-New York and PRESTEL\/Munich-New York – including the photo book EARTHSONG in 2004, which was published in 6 languages and made Bernhard’s photographic work known worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1980px” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||flex-direction:column;||justify-content:center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bernhard-edmaier.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Elements_Cover_FB.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” use_overlay=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.64)” hover_icon=”P||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_text=”Elements_Cover_FB” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Sailec Thin||||||||” header_2_font=”Sailec Medium|700||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.7em” header_3_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_free_form=”selector h2:after {content:”; height:4px;width:160px;background-color:#1e1e1e;display:block;margin:30px auto;}||” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Since primeval times, forces of nature such as plate tectonics, volcanoes, water, ice, sun and wind have shaped the relief of our Earth and continue to reshape it. This coffee-table book shows Arctic glaciers, barren deserts, wave-lashed coasts, archaic riverscapes and volcanic landforms created by the complex interplay of all these forces, visualising this constant change that has been going on for millions of years.<\/p>\n Details: Press comments: \u201dIn ELEMENTS, far removed from the hustle and bustle of us tiny inhabitants, the Earth can be perceived for what it truly is: a body made of rock \u2026 water and fire, swept by the wind and illuminated by the sun.\u201d S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” custom_margin=”||20px|30px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Bildband-Elements-Luftbildband-Perfektes-Fotografie-Enthusiasten\/dp\/3954164388″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”margin-top:auto;||” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Click to order via Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1980px” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||flex-direction:column;||justify-content:center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bernhard-edmaier.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Alpeneis_Cover.webp” show_in_lightbox=”on” use_overlay=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.64)” hover_icon=”P||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Sailec Thin||||||||” header_2_font=”Sailec Medium|700||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.7em” header_3_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” custom_css_free_form=”selector h2:after {content:”; height:4px;width:160px;background-color:#1e1e1e;display:block;margin:30px auto;}||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The ice of the Alps – With spectacular aerial photographs from the past 30 years, this photo book shows how climate change is altering the Alps – the diversity of forms being lost in the glacier landscapes, but also what is being created by the disappearance of the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n Details: Press comments: \u201cBernhard Edmaier shows the icy diversity and at the same time makes climate change visible. … With this visual declaration of love, he makes us aware of the loss of diversity we are facing due to the melting and disappearance of glaciers.\u201d Stern<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” custom_margin=”||20px|30px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/AlpenEis-Gletscher-Permafrost-Klimawandel-Bildband\/dp\/3763370757″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” custom_css_main_element=”margin-top:auto;||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Click to order via Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1980px” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||flex-direction:column;||justify-content:center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bernhard-edmaier.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wasser_Cover.webp” show_in_lightbox=”on” use_overlay=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.64)” hover_icon=”P||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Sailec Thin||||||||” header_2_font=”Sailec Medium|700||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.7em” header_3_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” custom_css_free_form=”selector h2:after {content:”; 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This book of images shows water as a destructive, transporting as well as creative force in its many forms: liquid, vaporized in the clouds and frozen to ice. The motifs, mostly aerial images, have been shot on all of the five continents.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Details Press commentary [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” custom_margin=”||20px|30px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Wasser-Bernhard-Edmaier\/dp\/3791381644?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” custom_css_main_element=”margin-top:auto;||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Click to order via Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1980px” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||flex-direction:column;||justify-content:center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bernhard-edmaier.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EarthART_Cover.webp” show_in_lightbox=”on” use_overlay=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.64)” hover_icon=”P||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Sailec Thin||||||||” header_2_font=”Sailec Medium|700||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_line_height=”1.7em” header_3_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” custom_css_free_form=”selector h2:after {content:”; height:4px;width:160px;background-color:#1e1e1e;display:block;margin:30px auto;}||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Inspired by colour analyses created by world famous natural science scholars such as Isaak Newton or Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Bernhard Edmaier presents a very exceptional view of the Earth and its amazingly colourful surface.<\/span><\/p>\n Details Press commentary New York Times<\/i> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” custom_margin=”||20px|30px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Edmaier-Bernhard-EarthArt-Colours-Earth\/dp\/0714865761?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” custom_css_main_element=”margin-top:auto;||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Click to order via Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”more-button” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”#more” button_text=”SEE MORE” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”dl-read-more” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600|||||||” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”30px||30px||true|false” custom_padding=”5px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nElements<\/h2>\n
Die Kr\u00e4fte der Erde<\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/strong>304 pages in XL-format 30\/38 cm, 220 photographs, Frederking & Thaler Verlag, Munich 2025, German only. Price: 98,00 Euro <\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong> \u201dFor 34 years, photographer Bernhard Edmaier has been capturing breathtaking landscape motifs from the air with medium-format cameras, creating a lavish feast for the eyes with ELEMENTS.\u201d STERN<\/em><\/p>\nAlpenEis<\/h2>\n
<\/span><\/strong>224 pages, 185 color illustrations, Rother Bergverlag, Munich 2022, German only, Price: 49,90 Euro<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong>\u201cBernhard Edmaier documents the retreat of the glaciers with expressive photographs – a sensually designed factual report that is well worth seeing.\u201d S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nWATER<\/h2>\n
<\/span><\/strong>240 pages, 220 colour images, Prestel Publishers Munich\/New York 2015, appeared in German (\u201cWASSER\u201d) and English. Price: \u20ac 59.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong>\u201cVisually stimulating and incredibly powerful – WATER belongs to the best Photography Books of 2015.”
THE DAILY BEAST \/ Newsweek, USA<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nEarth Art –
Colours of the Earth<\/h2>\n
<\/span><\/b>220 pages, 160 color images (mostly aerial images), Phaidon Press London 2013, English only<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/b>“Ravishes the eye …. The effect is overwhelming.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n