Ralph Talmont
Encyclopedia
Ralph Talmont is an Australia
n/Polish
photographer and publishing
consultant
, residing in Auckland
, New Zealand
and Warsaw
, Poland. He is the author or co-author of over twenty illustrated books on subjects ranging from wine
and yachting
to world cities and crafts and his work has been published in magazines including National Geographic Traveler
, GEO Saison and New Zealand Geographic
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n/Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
photographer and publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
consultant
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
, residing in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland. He is the author or co-author of over twenty illustrated books on subjects ranging from wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and yachting
Yachting
Yachting refers to recreational sailing or boating, the specific act of sailing or using other water vessels for sporting purposes.-Competitive sailing:...
to world cities and crafts and his work has been published in magazines including National Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Traveler is a magazine published by the National Geographic Society in the United States. It was launched in 1984. Local-language editions of National Geographic Traveler are published in Armenia, Belgium/the Netherlands, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Latin America,...
, GEO Saison and New Zealand Geographic
New Zealand Geographic
New Zealand Geographic is a magazine published in Auckland, New Zealand. It is in the format popularised by National Geographic but focusing on the biodiversity, geography and culture of New Zealand; New Zealand's interests abroad, and that of the adjoining region: Antarctica and nearby Pacific...
.
Monographs
- Auckland: A Portrait (1997)
- Georgia: The Building and Travels of the World's Largest Sloop (2000)
- Legends of the Land: Living Stories of Aotearoa as Told by Ten Tribal Elders (2000)
- Tiara (2004)
- From Breadballs to Brazil (2004)
- Janice of Wyoming (2005)
Contributions
- New Zealand Geographic (1995)
- The Shadowcatchers - New Zealand, The Millennium (2000)
- The Human Race (Nike) (2008)
- The Best of New Zealand Geographic (2009)