This volume covers the second edition of the successfull talent show of Sky Arts: not only a contest, but a true journey across the history of photography, techniques, and styles: through the pages of this book, readers can take part in the creation of a photograph beginning with its theme up to its actual realization and the final result. In order to guarantee the greatest level of quality on the part of the participants, the twelve competing photographers were subject to rigorous selection by some of the greatest European experts in the field: Oliviero Toscani, Darcy Padilla and Caroline Hunter