Corbis Adds Exclusive Photo Collection of Egyptian Culture, Antiquities and Historic Sites

Dec. 9, 2009 - PRLog -- Corbis (www.corbis.com), a leading visual media provider for the creative community, today announced that it is now exclusively representing a collection of prized Egyptian images by renowned photographer Sandro Vannini.   The announcement was made last night at a VIP event at the British Museum in London celebrating the launch of A Secret Voyage, a limited-edition large-scale photography book featuring select images from the collection.

Having worked as a professional photographer since 1980, Vannini has amassed an extensive collection of photography across a range of subjects including illustration, architecture, archaeology, portraiture and other visual arts.

Since 1997, Vannini has been working on a project capturing Egyptian archaeological heritage. The result is A Secret Voyage, his most recent work produced in collaboration with Dr. Zahi Hawass, a celebrated Egyptologist and current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Corbis exclusively represents Vannini’s images from the book and his broader Egyptian collection, which includes stunning photos from the likes of the Valley of the Kings, noble and private tombs at Thebes, and representations of beauty and afterlife in ancient Egypt. Specialists have provided detailed captioning for each photograph for added customer insight and research precision.

Images have been captured using cutting-edge digital techniques and specially designed lighting, enabling Vannini to produce images of extremely high quality and resolution. Vannini has not digitally altered the imagery, but instead combines sometimes a hundred images or more into a single image to capture more detail than would be possible with film or typical digital photography. He has also been able to obtain unique access to restricted sites across Egypt to capture rarely seen objects, antiquities and perspectives.

“Vannini has mastered the art of digital photography, and the result is a brilliant collection of images highlighting Egypt’s cultural contribution to the world,” said Vanessa Kramer, Director of Photography, Corbis. “Clients will recognize this work as a new standard in Egyptian photography.”

“This project represents one of the most important accomplishments in my lifetime,” said Sandro Vannini. “It is an honor now to share this with the world through A Secret Voyage and global distribution through Corbis.”

A Secret Voyage is available in a limited edition of 750 copies available at £2,600 each.  A selection of the new collection available now on Corbis is available here.

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Corbis is a leading visual media provider for the creative community, licensing the widest array of award-winning contemporary, historical and entertainment stock photography as well as extensive collections of acclaimed illustration and footage. Its imagery is seen every day around the world in advertising, media, publishing and corporate communications.  Corbis is headquartered in Seattle, with 15 offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia that serve more than 50 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.corbis.com.

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Dan Perlet
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Corbis
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