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  • Published: 9 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9781426224096
  • Imprint: National Geographic
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $170.00
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Wild Eye

A Life in Photographs



A magnificent large-format coffee table book featuring the dazzling wildlife and haunting landscapes of the African continent, with more than 250 four-color photographs.

From one of National Geographic's most popular photographers and her filmmaker husband, this luxe retrospective documents a 40 year odyssey through Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

A magnificent large-format coffee table book featuring the dazzling wildlife and haunting landscapes of the African continent, with more than 250 four-color photographs.

From one of National Geographic's most popular photographers and her filmmaker husband, this luxe retrospective documents a 40 year odyssey through Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

This dazzling book of photography is a vivid journey into Africa’s illuminating landscape and all its varied creatures. One of the most spellbinding places on the planet, the continent is home to animals of all sizes and species, making it one of the most sought-after destinations in the world.

Prizewinning photographer and National Geographic explorer Beverly Joubert has spent more than 40 years documenting the wildlife that traverse the African terrain with her filmmaker husband, Dereck. Their passion for animals has resulted in striking images that tell an arresting story in an instant, opening a window into the souls of their subjects and inspiring viewers to fight for their survival. Each alluring shot includes Dereck's observations on the wildlife they hold so dear.

Organized into five themes, the book reveals the essence of Africa:
*Awe: a leopard, his eyes glowing, from an acacia tree
*Compassion: a lion devouring a buffalo
*Humility: a babooon silhouetted against the moon
*Intimacy: a baby elephant snuggling with his mother 
*Legacy: a rhino being rescued from poachers

Both profound and inspiring, this majestic book forms a bridge between the animals, the lands, and the photographer. Each page is an impassioned call to conserve all forms of life—no matter what it takes.

  • Published: 9 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9781426224096
  • Imprint: National Geographic
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $170.00
Categories:

About the author

Beverly Joubert

Beverly and Dereck Joubert are world-renowned conservationists, filmmakers, photographers, and authors. They have received 22 Emmy nominations, a Peabody, and scores of other awards, including the Explorers Club Medal. In 2011, they were presented with Botswana’s Presidential Order of Meritorious Service—one of the nation’s highest honors—for their work in the country, where they have lived in the wild for more than 40 years. The Jouberts are both National Geographic Society Explorers at Large, part of a small group with this status. They are also co-founders of the Big Cats Initiative with National Geographic, which has funded more than 157 projects in 29 countries; this endeavor now resides with the Great Plains Foundation. Beverly's images have been featured in more than a dozen issues of National Geographic magazine and in galleries around the world. Her artwork can be found at beverlyjoubert.com. The couple makes their home in Botswana and Kenya.