National Geographic's most expansive and sumptuous photography book ever�a celebration of more than a century of collecting and publishing photographs, with remarkable images from around the world. For more than 100 years, National Geographic has set the standard for nature, culture, and wildlife photography. Through the Lens now gathers 250 of the very best images�some famous, others rarely seen�into one lavish coffee-table volume. Divided into geographical regions, the book features master photographers from the late 1800s to today, including Frans Lanting, David Doubilet, David Alan Harvey, Jodi Cobb, William Albert Allard, Nick Nichols, and Annie Griffiths Belt. * 504 pages; 250 photographs * 10" x 10" * Hardcover * � 2003