Edge of the Earth, Corner of the Sky by Art Wolfe, Art Davidson, Art Wolfe (Photographer), Robert Redford (Foreword by), John H. Adams (Foreword by)

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Photographed on seven continents, and nine years in the making, this lush sequel to Art Wolfe's Light on the Land features 150 gorgeous and compelling color images exploring the extraordinary beauty of nature. "I really don't want to dazzle people with detail," Wolfe says "I want to move them by the moment." These "moments" come from the book's five geographic regions — Desert, Ocean, Mountain, Forest, and Polar — and will indeed captivate the reader with their clarity and range. Remarkable for its artistic vision, atmospheric presentation, and powerful but understated environmental message, the book includes an essay by Art Davidson with each section.

Library Journal

Wolfe's majestic landscape photographs, shown here in 161 large-scale images and taken across seven continents, capture nature in sharp lines and magnificent colors. Through skillful technique and by waiting for the perfect lighting, he is able to portray the soul of a landscape within the constraints of a two-dimensional image. A world-traveling photographer known for his educational wildlife photography, Wolfe here focuses solely on the landscape in a project that forms a sequel to his well-received Light on the Land (1991). Divided into five sections (desert, ocean, mountain, forest, and polar), the book opens with two forewords, by actor and conservationist Robert Redford and by John H. Adams, lawyer and president of the National Resources Defense Council. A thumbnail image of each photograph appears in the back of the book with commentary and field notes by Wolfe. Five essays throughout the book by mountain climber and writer Davidson put humanity into the images by describing personal experience in nature as well as accounts of human-caused environmental disasters. Because this book can be read with a variety of intents, it is strongly recommended for all libraries with photography, nature, and environmental studies collections.-Valerie Nye, New Mexico State Lib., Santa Fe Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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