Lifetime in Galapagos

A beautifully illustrated and deeply personal chronicle of De Roy's lifelong connection with these spectacular islands



Tui De Roy was a year old in 1955 when her family left Europe, boarding a banana boat bound for the Pacific to lead a different sort of life in Gal�pagos, one of self-sufficiency and living close to nature. She grew up on the islands and returned to them often over the next five decades. Discovering photography at a young age, she has dedicated her life to recording the islands' natural history in infinite detail. A Lifetime in Gal�pagos is De Roy's intimate portrait of one of the most spectacular places on Earth, presenting the wildlife and natural wonders of Gal�pagos as you have never seen them before.

Featuring hundreds of breathtaking color photos, this stunning book guides you into labyrinthine mangroves to observe nesting herons, to misty cloud forests to glimpse flycatchers and orchids, high onto erupting volcanoes, and into the ocean to swim with hammerhead sharks. De Roy's lens provides up-close encounters with orca and sperm whales, colonies of iguanas, and the giant tortoises of Alcedo Volcano. She paints unforgettable portraits of her childhood in Gal�pagos--the islands at night under the stars of the Milky Way, sea lions at play and on the hunt, the diverse birdlife of Gal�pagos, and much more.

Blending striking images with vivid prose, A Lifetime in Gal�pagos also discusses the threats that global warming and other environmental challenges pose to the archipelago's unique wildlife and fragile habitats.

O cronica frumos ilustrata si profund personala a legaturii de-a lungul vietii lui De Roy cu aceste insule spectaculoase Tui De Roy avea un an in 1955 cand familia ei a parasit Europa, imbarcandu-se intr-o barca cu banane indreptata spre Pacific pentru a duce un alt fel de viata in Galagos, unul de autosuficienta si care traieste aproape de natura.