Renowned photojournalist Alain Ernoult has unveiled a groundbreaking artistic book project titled "Animals Emergency," a limited-edition collection that combines exceptional wildlife photography with an urgent environmental message about species in decline. The project, which was first conceptualized about a year ago during Paris Photo 2024, represents a unique fusion of artistic excellence and environmental advocacy.

The book emerged from Ernoult's desire to showcase his extraordinary photographic work documenting animal species facing extinction while giving these vulnerable creatures a voice to communicate with humanity about their uncertain future on Earth. Ernoult presented both a mock-up and prototype of his carefully crafted project, demonstrating a complete conceptual framework that addresses the serious and urgent nature of the subject matter.

The production quality of "Animals Emergency" reflects its status as a luxury art object rather than a conventional publication. The book features beautifully crafted binding housed in a matching protective case, with photographic printing handled by a top-tier digital laboratory in the Paris suburbs that specializes in high-end luxury book production. This meticulous attention to detail positions the work firmly within the realm of literary artistic creations.

Production is intentionally limited to just thirty certified and numbered copies, making each book a rare collector's item. The content showcases Ernoult's iconic images that have been featured in numerous exhibitions, all depicting the ongoing disappearance of Earth's fellow inhabitants. From these powerful photographs, the artist creates what critics describe as "astonishing and symbolically explosive montages" that challenge human assumptions about planetary ownership.

The book's visual narrative follows the concept of the Sixth Extinction, using previously unseen images as the essential backbone of its message. Through careful attention to light, composition, and image construction, Ernoult builds a growing emotional charge that serves as both alarm and advocacy. Each page demonstrates the photographer's signature control of tones and densities, techniques that have long distinguished his photojournalistic work by delivering high-impact information that might appear mundane in less skilled hands.

Ernoult's methodical approach transforms simple observations into creative works that serve both the photographed subjects and their conservation cause. The book demonstrates that even the most emblematic subject matter requires significant competent work to reach its full potential, something clearly achieved in this remarkable publication.

The physical specifications of "Animals Emergency" reflect its luxury status, measuring 21 cm x 30 cm and presented in a deluxe box with black cold-foil stamping and red ribbon. The hardcover features matte anti-scratch lamination with sewn binding, red headbands, and black front and back endpapers printed in offset. The interior uses 150g Périgord matte coated paper across 224 double-sided pages, all produced with fine-art digital printing techniques.

Each copy comes signed and numbered from 1 to 30, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity housed within each box. The pricing structure reflects the book's collector value: copies numbered 1 to 10 are priced at 500 euros, numbers 11 to 20 cost 800 euros, and the final ten copies (21 to 30) are available for 1,500 euros. While the limited production run means not everyone will have access to this creation, there are suggestions that a more accessible edition could be produced to reach a wider audience without diminishing the original work's artistic value.