{"product_id":"states-of-nature-archive-edition","title":"States of Nature | Archive Edition","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.son-preorder{background:#f5f1ec;border-left:3px solid #9a8a78;padding:1em 1.3em;margin-bottom:1.5em;}\n.son-preorder strong{display:block;margin-bottom:0.3em;font-size:1em;letter-spacing:0.02em;}\n.son-tier-nav{padding:0.75em 0;margin-bottom:2em;font-size:0.85em;color:#8a7a6a;border-bottom:1px solid #e8e0d8;}\n.son-tier-nav a{color:#3a2a1a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;}\n.son-tier-sep{margin:0 0.6em;color:#c8b8a8;}\n.son-section{margin:2.5em 0;}\n.son-section h2{font-size:1.1em;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 0.9em;color:#2a2a2a;}\n.son-section p{line-height:1.85;margin:0 0 0.9em;color:#3a3530;}\n.son-section ul{padding-left:1.2em;line-height:2;color:#3a3530;margin:0;}\n.son-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;margin:0;border:1px solid #e0d8d0;}\n.son-stat{padding:1.2em 1.4em;border-right:1px solid #e0d8d0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0d8d0;}\n.son-stat:nth-child(3n){border-right:none;}\n.son-stat:nth-child(4),.son-stat:nth-child(5),.son-stat:nth-child(6){border-bottom:none;}\n.son-stat-num{font-size:1.6em;font-weight:300;display:block;margin-bottom:0.15em;color:#2a2a2a;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}\n.son-stat-label{font-size:0.72em;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8a7a6a;}\n.son-divider{border:none;border-top:1px solid #e8e0d8;margin:2.5em 0;}\n@media(max-width:600px){.son-stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}.son-stat:nth-child(2n){border-right:none;}.son-stat:nth-child(5),.son-stat:nth-child(6){border-bottom:none;}.son-stat:nth-child(3),.son-stat:nth-child(4){border-bottom:1px solid #e0d8d0;}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-preorder\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order: Ships November 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a pre-order. Books ship directly from Texas in November 2026. You'll receive a confirmation with tracking when your order ships.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-tier-nav\"\u003eAlso available: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tembocollection.com\/products\/states-of-nature-field-edition\"\u003eField Edition — $95\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"son-tier-sep\"\u003e·\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tembocollection.com\/products\/states-of-nature-studio-edition\"\u003eStudio Edition — $175\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned hardcover book with dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned and numbered 9 × 12 in print of \u003cem\u003eNajin and Fatu\u003c\/em\u003e, unreleased and printed only for this edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-crafted linen clamshell box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered Certificate of Authenticity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned + hand-numbered No. X\/50 (Archive Edition series); the book and print carry the same number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips November 2026 from Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Archive Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Archive Edition is limited to 50 copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach copy is signed and hand-numbered by the artist, No. 1 through 50 in a dedicated series, separate from the Studio Edition. Every set includes a signed and numbered 9 × 12 in print of Najin and Fatu, a hand-crafted linen clamshell box, and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot sold by Hirmer or any retailer. These 50 copies are the only collector-boxed sets in existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Print\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe last two.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNajin and Fatu are mother and daughter, and the last two northern white rhinos on Earth. The last male, Sudan, Najin's father, died in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth were born in a zoo in the Czech Republic and have lived at Ol Pejeta in Kenya since 2009. Rangers and caretakers stay with them day and night. Neither can carry a calf, so scientists are working to bring the species back through embryos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMital photographed them at Ol Pejeta in 2023. Standing in their presence changed how he saw his work. This photograph had not been printed or shown before this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePrint Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint: \u003cem\u003eNajin and Fatu\u003c\/em\u003e, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint size: 9 × 12 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned and numbered by the artist; the print and the book carry the same number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade for this edition only; unreleased\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first images for this book were made eleven years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn between: 13 countries. 34 locations. Five continents. More than 100,000 frames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStates of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is not a survey of the world's most beautiful places. It is a sustained inquiry into what the natural world looks like on its own terms: before human civilization, alongside it, and in spite of it. Ancient stromatolites, still growing. Lava fields, still forming. Tsavo's red-dust elephants, still moving through terrain they have crossed for thousands of years. Lion cubs in the Maasai Mara, indifferent to the camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the 100,000 frames made over eleven years, 180 photographs made this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages. 180 full-colour photographs. Printed and bound at Longo, Bolzano, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an essay by Phillip Prodger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-num\"\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-label\"\u003eYears in the field\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-num\"\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-label\"\u003eCountries\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-num\"\u003e34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-label\"\u003eLocations\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-num\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-label\"\u003eContinents\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-num\"\u003e100k+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-label\"\u003eFrames captured\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-num\"\u003e180\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"son-stat-label\"\u003ePhotographs in this book\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Essay\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhillip Prodger served as Head of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and as founding Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. His books include \u003cem\u003eAn Alternative History of Photography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis essay for \u003cem\u003eStates of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Seeing with Fresh Eyes,\" places Patel's work within the long history of nature photography and argues for its significance at this particular moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about wildlife. It is a book about what was here before us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Making\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStates of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e went to press on August 12, 2026, in Bolzano, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat day, six planets aligned at dawn, a total solar eclipse arrived at golden hour, and the Perseid meteor shower peaked after dark under a new moon. In a single day: fire, earth, water, ice: the four chapters of this book, demonstrated simultaneously in the heavens on the morning it was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was never planned to arrive on this day. It simply did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps that is the most fitting thing of all. A book about listening to the natural world found its moment when the natural world had the most to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArt in Service of the Wild\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA portion of proceeds from \u003cem\u003eStates of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e supports Ol Pejeta Conservancy, WildAid, and Tsavo Trust, protecting the species and places that made this work possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMital Patel has worked alongside these organizations for over a decade. The photographs in this book are also the record of that relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMital Patel is an internationally recognized fine art photographer working across landscape, wildlife, and abstraction. Largely self-taught, his work spans all seven continents and has been exhibited at Christopher Martin Gallery in Dallas and The White Room Gallery in East Hampton. He was named Professional Photographer of the Year by the London Photography Awards in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStates of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is his first monograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHirmer Verlag is a Munich-based publisher of art, photography and architecture books, with a list that also spans painting, sculpture, drawing, fashion and cultural history. \u003cem\u003eStates of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is distributed by Thames \u0026amp; Hudson in the UK and Europe and by the University of Chicago Press in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"son-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"son-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Hirmer Verlag, Munich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistributed by: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson (UK\/Europe) · University of Chicago Press (North America)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Large-format hardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 9.5 × 12 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 224\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographs: 180 full-colour plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting: Longo, Bolzano, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssay: Phillip Prodger, \"Seeing with Fresh Eyes\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mital Patel Photography","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528382292068,"sku":"SON-ARCHIVE","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/9933\/4500\/files\/archive_edition_case.jpg?v=1791690722","url":"https:\/\/tembocollection.com\/products\/states-of-nature-archive-edition","provider":"Tembo Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}