When All the Lands Were Sea: A Photographic Journey Into the Lives of the Marsh Arabs of Iraq - Hardcover

Tor Eigeland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1566569826 ISBN 13: 9781566569828

Publisher: Interlink Books, 2015

Synopsis

This unique collection of photographs, captured by international photojournalist Tor Eigeland, gives an insight into the daily life of the Marsh Arabs of Iraq. It illustrates the beauty of this unique corner of the world and shows a culture practically unchanged for over 2000 years. Later, under Saddam Hussein's rule, vast areas of the marshlands situated between the Tigris and the Euphrates were damned and drained causing catastrophic environmental damage and forcing the inhabitants to abandon their way of life in the marshes. Now Tor Eigeland's photographic journey stands as a monument, a rare record of a lost world, an ancient civilization. Some have even speculated that the original Garden of Eden was here. These precious photographs bring us back to a time and place where people lived in harmony with their environment without disturbing the balance nature needs to thrive. With a foreword by Anthony Sattin.

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About the Author

Tor Eigeland has a long and distinguished career as an internationally-acclaimed photographer. He has been widely published in such publications as Time-Life Books, Fortune, Newsweek, and Saudi Aramco World, to name but a few. His assignments have taken him to most corners of the globe. He has collaborated on ten books for National Geographic Society living with some of the world's most primitive peoples in remote places. He has lived in many different countries and is now based in the south of France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566569826
• ISBN 13: 9781566569828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112