Launched in 1999, on the cusp of a new millennium, this book arrived with the dreams and uncertainties that come with turning a page in human history. As we stood on the threshold of the future, the impulse was not just to look ahead, but a reminder that all of the future exists in the past. 

Many religions share the myth of a golden age, when man and woman lived in harmony with nature, in an idyllic, magic garden untouched by time. These stories survive not only in theology, but in a collective yearning, posing an ancient question: is paradise a place, a time, or a state of being?

This book explores perceptions of paradise through the eyes of over 100 international photographers. Each image calls the viewer to remember, to long for, or perhaps to rediscover, their own Eden.