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ALASKA: America's Wildest State

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I'll add my words to what the other reviews have said. I've seen books by countless photographers here in Alaska, and many are quite good (my shelf runneth over). This one, however, rises above even the best of those available. It's my absolute favorite.

The book is a self-published endeavor. The presentation flawless, and the content beautiful. Portfolio chapters include: Coastal, Interior, Arctic, an Image Index (which, for metadata nerds like myself, gives you a short story behind each photograph. Including the occasional photographic insight.), and a short section on Photographing Alaska. The colors are beautiful and consistent with the photographic prints I have seen of his work, the mark of a true color accuracy perfectionist. There are over 150 photographs in the book, and although the majority of them contain wildlife in the image, you will also find many striking landscape photographs. Intimate animal portraits, animals in their environment, and grand landscapes literally jumping off the page(s) just screaming to be explored. You will look out over glaciers and glacial fjords, see the stunning view of Denali reflecting in Wonder Lake, watch whale tails slapping against cold waters and exhaling mist into the clear Alaskan air. You can get an intimate view of a puffin standing precariously on the edge of a sheer cliff above crashing waves, see the power of brown bear on the Katmai coast, and almost feel the rumbling of several hundred hooves striking the ground as a herd of caribou cross a river in the far north. This is Alaska, intimate, and in grand scale.

This photographer has captured the essence of Alaska in this collection of photos. Great gift for any lover of Alaska!

167 pages of some of the best images from Alaska. It covers the coast, interior, and arctic areas. Plus a photo index with descriptions.

All the images are close to full or double paged spreads and the quality of the images are just amazing.

My favorites are the panorama of denali w/reflection even if seen a million times...and the bear scape image from katmai. And even the snowflake collage was one I stared at for many minutes checking out all the minute details and varieties. but all the images draw you into being there just from a book.

If you are a photographer or plan on traveling to Alaska or just love nature and wildlife, This is the book that will draw you into Alaska's beauty.



highly, highly recommend

I even checked out the authors website for more info