Wilderness is a fresh and inviting coffee table book featuring 40 of the
most sensational wilderness destinations on planet Earth, both the
far-reaching and those that exist within reach of human populations. It
will be a source of travel inspiration, and a reminder to protect what
is still ours. The word 'wilderness' itself conjures images constantly
looping on our social media feeds: towering forests, sparkling streams,
the sun's shadow falling across a desert dune, polar bear cubs walking
across a tundra. The fact that our popular culture constantly draws us
to these elusive destinations says much about their place in our psyche.
In times of inner turmoil or outer chaos they are escape rooms. When we
want adventure, they are freedom calls to strap on the walking shoes or
backpack. When we seek quietude, inner peace or renewal, they ignite a
dormant instinct. A yearning to be among nature. Our increasing urban
lives have made this call to the wild louder and stronger. And as the
population emerges from a modern-age global catastrophe, a new reality
dawns: a truth-telling that says the planet's greatest commodity is not
its iron ore or petroleum. It's our wilderness that needs to be
protected, the pockets of the planet where, by definition, we humans
have been mostly absent.
