The water of our Earth in breathtaking images. The large illustrated volume by Bernhard Edmaier presents unique perspectives on the element of water and our planet through impressive visuals. Water shapes our planet like no other natural force on Earth. In its liquid state, frozen as ice, and as vapor, it continually reshapes landscapes all around the world. Without water, there would be no valleys and gorges, no mountain peaks, no deltas and floodplains, no islands, shores, and beaches, not even dunes in the desert. This photo book showcases the element of water—the source of all life on our planet—from a previously underappreciated angle: as the most significant landscape-shaping force on Earth. Edmaier documents the breathtaking beauty of water, as well as the climatic changes our planet is undergoing, in a unique way.