Through the Lens: National Geographic Greatest Photographs (National Geographic Collectors Series) Hardcover – September 15, 2009

Great photo book. Perfect gift for a friend.

As advertised, arrived in near-immaculate condition given how carefully and well it was wrapped. Kudos to Wyman Books.

In the spirit of National Geographic, a really beautiful and educational book. The photos are sorted by continent, taking you from one place to another with a series of gorgeous, diverse photos. The perfect gift for a lover of Nat Geo, photography, travel, or the world!

Through the Lens is a collection of some of the best photographs that were stored in the archives of The National Geograhic society. However, like many other people have already said, these are not National Geographic's "greatest photographs". While many of the photographs in this book are among the greatest, not all of them are...I still recommend that you buy this book simply because these this is a great collection of some of National Geographic's greatest photographs, but I highly recommend picking up "The National Geographic Society: 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery" to go with it. If this book has most of National Geographic's greatest photographs, then 100 years of adventure and discovery has, well... I dont want to say that it has the rest of them, but it at least has another large chunk of NG's greatest photographs. Oh, and did I mention it's cheap too? Seriously, I only paid 25 cents plus shipping & handling for my copy of 100 years of adventure and discovery!What are you waiting for?

This is a beautiful book although it arrived damaged. I'd suggest buying it at a book store so you don't incur shipping damages as I did. Amazon didn't do a good job packaging it to protect it.

I fancy myself to know a good photo when I see one and I was humbled by the really great photos in this book. I suppose it all depends on what you like, but since these are the pix they chose to include and I think they are great, either they or I agree with each other. Buy it. It will amaze you and when you leave it out for discovery, it will amaze your friends!

National Geographic has so many books out there. Some are not as good as the others. But this one is one of the better ones. Collection of photographs in this book will make you want to travel the world and take pictures.

I was very pleased with this choice and with the delivery - considering delivery was in Europe.Since this was a gift, a special attention was paid by the quality of images, I have considered photography impact, perspective, and the artistic sense that enriched them.