Alistair Dermer

There are few places today that are truly wild. Macquarie Island— a small, wind-blasted rocky outcrop between Tasmania and Antarctica— is still one such place. In exquisite pictures and words, Hostile Beauty tells the story of this extraordinary Australian outpost teeming with life. Alistair Dermer's stunning photography takes us up close and personal with the inhabitants: gentle gentoo penguins, engorged...