For a land with a long and storied human history, Ireland is surprisingly undeveloped and wild. A relatively small population combined with a cultural reverence for the land has helped preserve its natural areas, ranging from rugged coastlines and remote islands to national parks and designated wilderness.
Photographer and environmentalist Carsten Krieger shares his collection of iconic Irish landscapes, wildlife, plants and habitats in this book suitably titled Wild Ireland. From the karst landscapes (characterized by numerous caves, sinkholes, fissures, and underground streams) of County Clare to the Shannon Estuary where bottlenose dolphins swim to the mountains, bogs, woodlands, and grasslands of Connemara National Park, Krieger records in words and images the wonders of his adopted homeland.
“We all need to become more aware of what is going on in the world around us, to look and to listen, to tune in to the natural world of which we are — like it or not — a part,” he writes.