The cover story in the most recent edition of Fine Books has been written by yours truly. It was a great story to write in that the subject was interesting, the people I interviewed were interesting, and the process was enriching indeed.
Botanica Magnifica is a set of books created, in part, by Jonathan Singer, a podiatrist in New Jersey. He is one of the best photographers of plants in the world. He's taken pictures of some of the world's rarest plant life (orchids, rare plants found in the now ravaged Myanmar, etc) and has now put hundreds of these photos into a five volume set called Botanica Magnifica.
What's so amazing about that?
The books are huge, each weighing about 35 pounds.
The books were created by Tini Miura, the "Picasso of Bookbinding"
The books were printed on the largest printing press in the world.
The set of books retail for $2.5 million.
The first set of books is already in the Smithsonian.
Those are just some of the interesting details I learned while crafting the story. Also, to note, CBS News contacted the editor of Fine Books with thoughts of doing their own story on Singer and his work because of my story. Wonderful! Not nearly, as wonderful, however, as Singer's photos.
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