Rainforest Country An Intimate Portrait of Australia's Tropical Rainforest

For more than twenty years Kaisa and Stan Breeden have lived in the rainforest of northeast Queensland and seen its wonders unfold. The rainforest is also where they developed and refined their photographic techniques. This book is their intimate and affectionate portrait of Australia's tropical rainforest and its variety of life.Using artistic and technical skills gained through many years' experience and experimentation, the Breedens continue their quest to capture nature as a contemplation. The mystery and beauty of the wet tropics are brought to life in this digital dossier of one of Australia's greatest natural treasures. As the Breedens explore the legacy of the Gondwana forests the remaining strip of tropical rainforest between the Coral Sea and the Great Driving Range their pictures and text join to evoke wonder and learning.The Breeden's inventive photographic techniques combine focus stacking, HDR and macro panoramas, creating visions of great depth, texture and clarity. Some subjects are the result of the combination of 25 or more photographs. Capturing the rainforest at its most vivid, this is an exceptional and uplifting exploration of Australia's tropical rainforest.

Kaisa Breeden is a third-generation artist who specializes in digital photography, color management, and fine art printing technologies. Stanley Breeden is a freelance nature photographer, the author of Uluru: Looking After Uluru-Kata Tjuta, and the coauthor of Through the Tiger's Eyes. They are the coauthors of Wildflower Country and the recipients of Anzang's Nature and Landscape Photographers of the Year Award and Anzang's Portfolio Prize. They live in Queensland, Australia.