100 Animal Wonders

Despite its diminutive size, Costa rica is home to an atonishing wealth of animal life. The magnitude of its riches is portrayed here in 100 species, with the characteristic seal of the Pucci family imprint: fine photography in support of biodiversity. This is a feast for the eyes of all anture lovers. This book is dedicated to all the spectacular animals the once beautified our world and shared their habits, songs, and colors with us - they inspire us to redouble our efforts to protect all living things.
About the Author: Costa Rican philologist and musician - Texts He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Costa Rica. After more than 12 years of experience in the private sector, holding managerial positions in consumer markets and the tourism industry, Giancarlo founded his first social enterprise, the Magical Trees Foundation. Some of the most powerful education tools, and an important income stream for Magical Trees, come from the photographs that Giancarlo, his father and brother have taken. The organization uses these photographs to produce diverse materials and publications, including the Magical Trees of Costa Rica Book, a national best seller. Giancarlo is a graduate of the Masters in Strategic Leadership for Sustainability Program in Karlskrona, Sweden. He started as a photographer in 2010 and lives it as a means to reconnect with nature and himself, his passion for trees was the trigger to follow his dads and brothers steps in the art of photography. Additional from capturing images of magical trees, he also has specialized in aerial and adventure sports photography. In his photographic career has participated in 2 collective exhibitions and 5 individual ones in Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile and Germany. tudied Business Administration, photography and graphic design. Has practiced photography for more than 18 years and has worked as a freelance photographer for the last 13 years. Has participated in 16 individual and collective photo exhibits, including at the World Museum in San Francisco, California. The Munich Theater, Germany. Natural History Museum in London, and the Geraadsbergen Museum, Belgium. In 2014 one of his images was selected by one of the most prestigious photography contests in the world, BBC & London Natural History Museum "Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photo Contest". This image was part of the 2014 exhibition in the Natural History Museum in London and part of the book they publish along with the BBC with the winner images of the contest. Also has won awards like the photographer of the year and photo of the year by the Costa Rican Photo Club and silver in lights of America from National Geographic Spanish. His images have been published in multiple media, including books, calendars, and magazines of international prestige, such as Christie's Great Estates, Robb Report Vacational Homes, Runner's World, Conde Nast, On Board Explore, National Geographic Latin America. Has published 4 books along with his dad and has done the photography for 3 other books, for Municipalidad de San Jose, for The Nature Conservancy Costa Rica and The Nature Conservancy Guatemala.