This book is a personal journey through the length and breadth of Africa by one of the most brilliant photographers of the living world at work today. In over 200 photographs, Steve Bloom achieves a breathtaking intimacy with the continent: landscapes and wildlife from desert to jungle, and human life from remote tribal village to teeming metropolis.<BR>In a series of accompanying essays, Bloom combines personal experience with a passionate articulation of the challenges faced by Africa's people and environment in the twenty-first century. Everywhere is apparent his deep affection and affinity for the continent where he grew up, and to which he has felt competed to return throughout his life.