The latest book from Kieran Dodds reveals how spiritual ideas nurture sustainable landscapes in a time of ecological crisis. As one of the fastest expanding economies in the world, Ethiopia faces environmental pressures. In Amhara province, the last native forests surround church buildings and have been protected for centuries as miniature Gardens of Eden. 

Kieran’s photographic essay about these church forests has been published in part in Nature, Geo France and National Geographic as well as being awarded a Sony World Photography Award in the Landscape category. The work has also been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York and Edinburgh. The book brings together the full story and unpublished photographs, with a specially commissioned essay by Professor Mark Stoll on the spiritual roots of modern environmentalism, along with a foreword by church forest expert Dr Alemayehu Wassie Eshete. 

The publication of this book has supported the restoration of the Ethiopian landscape with the planting of a thousand trees in the upper Blue Nile river catchment area near Lake Tana. This is a collaboration of the local community, local scientists and the organisation Plant with Purpose.

Signed hardback book, Prints to plant a forest and Print set to protect nature are also available to support this pioneering work.

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Special Edition of 50 
Signed hardback book + slipcase + limited-edition print 
£140

Signed hardback book in a handmade slipcase with an original limited-edition archival 8 x 6 inches print. Two print image options are available (each limited to an edition of 25).

Print: 8 x 6 inches image + archival gicleé print on Hahnemühle paper, with white border

CANOPY bundle
Signed hardback book + slipcase + limited-edition print + 1 A5 print to plant trees + 1 A5 print set to protect nature
£160

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*Postage
Orders will be posted on a first come, first served basis. Please allow two weeks after publication date for UK pre-orders. International orders will be prioritised to arrive for Christmas. 

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Publisher: Hide Press
Concept: Kieran Dodds
Design: Ed Watt
Editing: Marc Prüst, Sarah Ream
Language: English, Amharic
Pages: 204 pages / 93 photos full colour
Size: 9.45 x 7.9 inches / hardcover, paper-bound
First edition: 700 copies
ISBN 978-1-3999-0282-3

Fedrigoni & G.F Smith papers
ECF and acid-free FSC® Mix
Printed by NPN Drukkers, Breda