The Undiscovered Country: An Inspirational Journey by Gary Hart (Photographer), Jacqueline Vary (Editor)

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Synopsis

THEN AS I WENT CAME A PLACE THAT WAS STRANGE—
’TWAS A PLACE NOT DOWN ON THE MAP!
- Carl Sandburg

Despite Carl Sandburg’s lament that “no road is sure,” each of us must travel along our own life path. But too often, we lose sight of our true destination and find ourselves lost in the wilderness—trapped in an unfulfilling job, relationship, or life.

The Undiscovered Country is a simple and elegant photography book that offers inspiration for the soul. It matches the lush photographs of California-based photographer, Gary Hart, with a selection of classic American poetry that celebrates the need for a deep connection to ourselves and our place in the universe.

Hart’s unique photographic perspective leaps off the page in sparkling color and crisp detail. His images capture the grandeur, simplicity, and pure beauty of the untamed American landscape. The poems add a deeper dimension and help us to get lost in “a diamond of a morning” (Amy Lowell) . . .“the frolic architecture of snow” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) . . .“the hollow vastness of the sky” (William Carlos Williams).

Together, the images and the poems map out the arc of a day, a season, and a lifetime. The journey begins at dawn and wends through spring to dusk and into winter until the sun rises anew, and the “traveler” must return to the workaday world, spirit refreshed and renewed.

The Undiscovered Country offers a revitalizing retreat from the modern world. It won’t solve all your problems, but it may help put them in perspective. And if you happen to find yourself in a strange place “not down on the map,” remember that, as Walt Whitman joyfully noted, the reason you are here is that “the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”

Biography

Gary Hart is a photographer and writer living in Sacramento, California. When he’s not photographing nature’s splendor, Gary sells prints of his images and shares his vision via photo workshops and private photo tours in some of America’s most beautiful landscapes. To learn more, visit Gary’s website, eloquentImages.com.

Jacqueline Vary has a master’s degree in American studies and works as a freelance writer and editor. She lives in northern New Jersey with her loving husband, their two sons, and a Tibetan Mastiff named Oliver Wendell Holmes, aka Ollie.