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• Short-listed for British Journal of Photography 's Chiara Bardelli Nonino Best Books of 2017 2017
• Winner of PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers 2018

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Moths fly by night and Gowin's project is, at its heart, about drawing his jewels out of the shadows. In this sense, Mariposas Nocturnas returns full circle to the invention of photography itself. --Andrea K. Scott, New Yorker

The overall presentation of this substantial work, with its significantly over-sized pages, rather heavy paper and somewhat stout dust-jacket reflects the fact that it is as much a work of 'art' as it is a revelation of moth diversity in the Americas. . . . An important contribution to the identification of moth species occurring there. . . . Anyone working in the region is likely to find the book useful and at what is a rather low price for a work of this size and high quality it is also a mightily fine tome to possess on one's library shelves. --Colin W. Plant, Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation Entomological glory flutters in Mariposas Nocturnas (Princeton University Press), photographer Emmet Gowin's hard-won homage to South American lepidoptera. . . . Arranged in typologies of 25, they form a morphologically varied, vividly hued patchwork. --Barb Kiser, Nature One of British Journal of Photography's Chiara Bardelli Nonino Best Books of 2017 A dazzling array of more than 1,000 species of nocturnal moths in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana and Panama, captured close-up and in full color. --Los Angeles Times After photographing thousands of species, Gowin has organised them into tile effect panels, with 25 pictures per panel, and the results are powerful. This large-format book befits Gowin's ambitious project. --Outdoor Photography Richly detailed. . . . [An] epic undertaking. --Gemma Padley, British Journal of Photography [A] herculean task. . . . Each insect is captured in a natural position and posture, making the project as valuable to entomologists as it is to photographers. . . . Moths are splendid creatures that mostly go unnoticed, but Emmet has succeeded in bringing them centre stage. --Tracy Calder, Amateur Photographer Alive, in color and against assorted backdrops from art history, Mr. Gowin's moths portray an acceptance of uncertainty in scientific discovery, the creative process and life more generally. They also present an exchange of beauty, a childlike curiosity and an appreciation for the hidden ties between humans and moths. --JoAnna Klein, New York Times Moths fly by night and Gowin's project is, at its heart, about drawing his jewels out of the shadows. In this sense, Mariposas Nocturnas returns full circle to the invention of photography itself. --Andrea K. Scott, New Yorker

"""Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers"" ""One of British Journal of Photography’s Chiara Bardelli Nonino Best Books of 2017"" ""Times Literary Supplement's Books of the Year 2018"" ""Alive, in color and against assorted backdrops from art history, Mr. Gowin's moths portray an acceptance of uncertainty in scientific discovery, the creative process and life more generally. They also present an exchange of beauty, a childlike curiosity and an appreciation for the hidden ties between humans and moths.""---JoAnna Klein, New York Times ""Moths fly by night and Gowin's project is, at its heart, about drawing his jewels out of the shadows. In this sense, Mariposas Nocturnas returns full circle to the invention of photography itself.""---Andrea K. Scott, New Yorker ""A book of astonishing beauty.""---Joyce Carol Oates, Times Literary Supplement ""Entomological glory flutters in Mariposas Nocturnas (Princeton University Press), photographer Emmet Gowin’s hard-won homage to South American lepidoptera. . . . Arranged in typologies of 25, they form a morphologically varied, vividly hued patchwork.""---Barb Kiser, Nature ""[A] herculean task. . . . Each insect is captured in a natural position and posture, making the project as valuable to entomologists as it is to photographers. . . . Moths are splendid creatures that mostly go unnoticed, but Emmet has succeeded in bringing them centre stage.""---Tracy Calder, Amateur Photographer ""Richly detailed. . . . [An] epic undertaking.""---Gemma Padley, British Journal of Photography ""After photographing thousands of species, Gowin has organised them into tile effect panels, with 25 pictures per panel, and the results are powerful. This large-format book befits Gowin's ambitious project."" * Outdoor Photography * ""A dazzling array of more than 1,000 species of nocturnal moths in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana and Panama, captured close-up and in full color."" * Los Angeles Times * ""The overall presentation of this substantial work, with its significantly over-sized pages, rather heavy paper and somewhat stout dust-jacket reflects the fact that it is as much a work of 'art' as it is a revelation of moth diversity in the Americas. . . . An important contribution to the identification of moth species occurring there. . . . Anyone working in the region is likely to find the book useful and at what is a rather low price for a work of this size and high quality it is also a mightily fine tome to possess on one’s library shelves.""""---Colin W. Plant, Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation ""The moths are truly beautiful and will amaze anyone who hasn't visited the tropics. . . . Gowin has to be commended for identifying his pictures and for assembling them into a very nicely produced book which meets his objectives of capturing the beauty and diversity of these moths.""---Alan Martin, Atropos"

Author Information

Emmet Gowin is emeritus professor of photography at Princeton University. His many books include Emmet Gowin and Changing the Earth. His photographs are in collections around the world, including at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Tokyo Museum of Art. Terry Tempest Williams is an author, conservationist, and activist. Her books include The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks and Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place.

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