Avatar The Way of Water The Visual Dictionary

About the Author

Joshua Izzo is the VP of Franchise Development at Lightstorm Entertainment, ensuring that all Avatar books, video games, and other parts of the Avatar story universe follow the vision of film makers Jim Cameron and Jon Landau. Ben Procter moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and soon landed in the world of movie art departments, contributing key concept design and art direction for films such as Transformers (1 thru 4), Prometheus, Tron- Legacy, and the first Avatar. Ben made the leap into film production design in 2012 with Ender's Game, and is currently co-designing the Avatar Sequels with the talented Dylan Cole. He resides in Studio City, CA with his wife, son and altogether too many dogs. Raised on the tiny Pacific Island of Saipan, Zach Berger moved to Southern California to design creatures for a living for some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. When he isn't spending his time drawing new alien life forms, he likes to hang out with his lovely wife Veneza and their curmudgeonly senior cat Ofelia. Dylan Cole is the co-production designer on the Avatar Sequels. Since graduating from UCLA in 2001, he has contributed concept art and visual effects to over 60 films. Notable credits include Senior Matte Painter on Lord of the Rings- Return of the King, Concept Art Director on Avatar, and Production Designer for Maleficent. Reymundo Perez is a writer, storyteller, and world traveler from Southern California, and enjoys learning about cultures and humanities. As Creative Operations Manager for Lightstorm Entertainment's franchise development team, Rey's focus is on world-building, design, and emerging technologies. He has been a part of Avatar since day one in 2005.