Hervé de la Martinière passed away.
He was one of the greatest publishers of photo books at the end of the last century, first with Nathan and then with the publishing house that bear his name.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand sent us this image and this text. JJN
It’s so him.
I’ll always remember when the representatives told him you’re going to sink your publishing house by printing 35,000 copies of La Terre vue du ciel (Earth from Above)!
He called me and said: We have to make an affordable book; it’s the book of your life.
It has to be seen; it’s important.
We’ll lower the price.
Let’s do it.
My Hervé had a real vision.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
