About the Author

Owen Edwards has written about photography for more than 30 years for numerous publications including American Photographer, New York Times Magazine, and Smithsonian.

Steven M. L. Aronson, a former book publisher, is a writer and editor. He edited and published Peter Beard’s book Longing for Darkness and wrote the T.V. special The End of the Game. He is the author of HYPE and the co-author of Savage Grace.

Peter Beard (1938–2020) began taking photographs and keeping diaries from early childhood. By the time he graduated from Yale University, he had developed a keen interest in Africa. Throughout the 1960s and ’70s he worked in Tsavo Park, the Aberdares, and Lake Turkana in Kenya’s northern frontier. A constant creator, Beard the chronicler photographed, wrote, drew, collaged, and assembled a history of his life experiences and our own.

David Fahey is co-owner of the Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles. During his 31-year career in the field, he has collaborated on over 45 fine art photography books. He is the co-vice president of the Herb Ritts Foundation and serves on the Photography Advisory Council for the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Nejma Beard is the Executive Director of the Peter Beard Studio. Her spirit and experience are synchronous with Beard’s—having been born and raised in Kenya. This deep familiarity and a devotion to a place and a people formed their unique collaborative relationship. Primary to her work is a deep concern for the future of the world and a commitment to ecologic and humanitarian efforts.

Reviews

This book captures the spirit and craft of a man who lived large in every sense.
*artnet.com*

A distillation of [Beard's] diaries and notebooks that is equally lavish and ambitious.
*The New York Times*

A brick of a book.
*The Herald*

An all-out assault on the senses that is in turns sexy, unconventional, energetic, disturbing and provocative.
*amateurphotographer.co.uk*

A fitting tribute to the late, great photographer.
*forbes.com*

...expect to discover a captivating collage of photography, ecology and diary writing.
*GQ.co.uk*

TASCHEN's ode to Peter Beard and his work on the American and African continents.
*vogue.com*

For all the hedonism [Beard] remained dedicated to showing how the African continent had been plundered through his unique images.
*The Times*

Beautiful, heart-rending images.
*The Guardian*

All of Peter Beard's best work in one place.
*AVENUE Magazine*

This extravagant and magnificent book is a work of art in itself.
*L’EXPRESS*