For 40 years, DK photographers have pushed the envelope in chronicling our world and helping us see it better. Here are some examples of how they go about doing their wonderful work.
1977: The DK team behind The Photographer's Handbook puts together a shot to illustrate sepia toning technique outside the historic Lamb and Flag pub in London.
1979: The crew takes reference pictures for the Macmillan Guide to Family Health during a surgery at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.
2012: The DK photography team captures the intricate movements of a Bollywood song-and-dance sequence for the children's book Dance.
2014: The DK crew and photographer assess the lighting required to photograph a 15-ton sphinx, the largest in the Western hemisphere, located at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, for the upcoming fall book History of the World in 1,000 Objects.
2014: A snake handler tries to steady a Santa Cruz garter snake while the photographer patiently waits for it to "taste" the air with its tongue. A shot needed for the Smithsonian Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians, publishing in July.
2014: During the shoot for Smithsonian Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians, a reptile handler helps a palm gecko walk up a pane of glass so that the photographer can get a clear shot of the underside of its feet pads.
