About the Author

Yann Arthus-Bertrand published 'Tendres tueurs', 'Bestiaux', 'Chiens' and 'Chats' with the Editions du Chene. He is also the author of a number of books in the 'From above' series, including 'Paris' (bilingual edition), 'Les Cotes de Bretagne', 'La Loire' and 'Les Iles de France'. 'La Terre vue du ciel' (The Earth from Above) was an international best-seller, first published by Editions de La Martiniere. Philippe Tretiack is an architcet, town planner, journalist and writer, a lead journalist for 'Elle Magazine' and a regular contributor to 'ELLE Decoration'. He is in charge of the architecture pages in art magazine 'Beaux-Arts'.