Garanger, Marc. Regard the Planet by Marc Garanger.

50,000 Photographs by Marc Garanger. Videodisc, new, sealed. [French photographer Garanger traveled the world for 30 years, creating more than one million photographs. These are his favorites. Includes audio portion with interview translated from the French.  Garanger's portraits of Algerian women helped him win the Niepce Prize in 1966. Despite subtitle, the disc actually contains at least 53,000 images in "extremely high quality transfer."  They are grouped geographically.  Many were made on commercial assignments for Kodak, Volvo, American Express, Amnesty International, et al.] First printing. Catalog No. V1017L. Voyager, 1989.  Summary:

Regard for the Planet (Regard sur la Planète), published in 1989 by Voyager Company (and initially issued in France as Regard sur la Planète by Futur-Vision), is an interactive videodisc (LaserDisc) retrospective featuring the work of Niépce Prize–winning French photographer Marc Garanger.

Key Details & Summary

• Scope & Volume: The disc contains a vast archive of over 50,000 photographs selected from more than one million images taken by Garanger over a 30-year career spent traveling the globe.

• Organization & Content: The images are organized geographically across chapters, capturing everyday life, landscapes, and cultures across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Many images originated from commercial and documentary assignments for organizations such as Kodak, Volvo, American Express, and Amnesty International.

• Audio & Multimedia Features: Utilizing the interactive capabilities of the LaserDisc format, the release includes an audio narrative and interview with Garanger (translated from French) discussing his photographic philosophy, career, and travel experiences.

• Historical Significance: It stands as a pioneering early digital/optical archival project, showcasing how high-capacity optical discs could preserve and navigate vast photographic catalogs prior to the widespread advent of the consumer internet and digital databases.