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Merlin Sheldrake (Bodley Head)

Following 2020’s smash hit , mycologist Merlin Sheldrake returns just in time for Christmas with a stunning illustrated edition. At over 240 pages, Sheldrake’s passion and knowledge leaps off every spread. From the microscopic to the majestic, the colour images create an entertaining and enchanting experience.

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Peter Walther (Taschen)

Often replicated, seldom improved on, the elegant cyanotypes of Anna Atkins are timeless. First created in the 1840s, cyanotypes use light-sensitive iron salt solution and exposure to sunlight to create beautiful Prussian blue prints. Peter Walther’s book is a comprehensive 660 pages long, and is perfect for Atkins fans or anyone keen to learn.

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Thomas Pesquet (Firefly Books)

Thomas Pesquet’s breathtaking collection of photographs captured from the International Space Station follows in the footsteps of astronaut Don Pettit’s Spaceborne. Pesquet took more than 245,000 images over two missions, with his book including 200 of these. It is the closest most of us will get to being on the ISS – a really immersive read.

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Sophie Howarth (Hoxton Mini Press)

Sophie Howarth’s absorbing book features 26 of the world’s leading photographers, including Nicholas J. R. White and Anna Beeke. From a framed Hollywood juniper in California to a surreal image of Halfway Gardens in Gauteng, South Africa, Howarth asks us to value trees at a time of environmental challenge. A book you will return to.

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Hiroshi Sugimoto (Hatje Cantz Verlag)

The book of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s retrospective at London’s Hayward Gallery is a great accompaniment to the show. It features selections from Sugimoto’s major series, including his latest project, Opticks. Delving into time, memory and more, as well as mediums such as sculpture and architecture, bold ideas are matched with striking, intense imagery.

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Hans Strand (Kozu Books)

Photographer and artist Hans Strand specialises in landscapes, exploring the life cycle of water in his latest work. The images, many of them aerial shots, are jaw-dropping, leading you from abstract tributaries to shimmering seas. Beautifully bound and printed on satin paper for a luxurious feel, Aqua is truly a photographer’s photobook.

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The Natural History Museum

The annual competition is a firm fixture in the calendar, and, as ever, this year’s crop is bound to please. For the second time, Laurent Ballesta took home the main title prize, this year for his shot of a tri-spine horseshoe crab. It is a joy to look through the entries, including Nubian ibexes and underwater hippos, and discover their stories.

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Helge Skodvin (Setanta Books)

The Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre has logged over 34,200 species in Norway. But none features in this delightful book – as such. Instead, Skodvin documents through sculpture and objects, from a giant dinosaur by a dock to a forlorn, snow-covered giraffe overlooking Lillehammer.

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