Customer Reviews

David Muench's Arizona: Cherish the Land, Walk in Beauty

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This is a wonderful coffee table book packed with a wide variety of spectacular photos of Arizona. It is a stunning display of the tremendous variety found in Arizona's natural habitat. Muench focuses on different aspects of the landscape including light, form, life and ecology. Captions tell where the photograph was taken with some brief commentary. A short essay by the photographer leads off each section with some of his personal thoughts and insights.

You will find an awesome view looking up through the trees to the sky, and the beautiful azure color of the Colorado River contrasting against white and rust colored rocks. Views of waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, autumn leaves and desert sands will take your breath away. Natural rock formations and cactus plants are seen in a new light as they become elegant sculptures. Endless, brilliant blue skies are captured against fields, mountains and red rock formations. Close-up of photos vibrant pink cactus flowers and sunny yellow poppies will brighten your day. You also get an occasional glimpse of lush green trees and plants.

As with all of Muench's books this one is printed on quality glossy paper with the highest of production values doing justice to the photography. As a Muench fan this is a treasured addition to my library.

David Muench's photographs show the incredible beauty and variety of Arizona's scenery. The book is a wonderful gift for anyone who loves Arizona or color photography. We received it as a gift and have purchased two more copies since then to give to others.

This a delightful book. David Muench's ability to use light and contrast to capture the varied landscapes of Arizona is unsurpassed. He truly has a gift.

I have a lot of photography books on instruction, etc, but I wanted a coffee-table book that featured some beautiful landscape work. I own two: Ansel Adam's In Color, and this book by David Muench. The work is so good in this that I keep it out on my desk in my office, both for me and for those who walk in to see. Besides the fantastic images and great use of light, it is also very much inspirational for landscape photogs like myself to view. After going through it once you'll want to hike the Grand Canyon and shoot 300,000 images. Beautiful work done here by David Muench.

I was very pleased with the manner in which the book arrived - it was packed well and was mailed out soon after i placed the order. The seller had indicated that there was minor (shelf) markings on the dust jacket and this was accurate. The only thing I am curious about is that there appears to be something removed from the book - it does not seem to be a page but rather a sheet of some sort removed carefully from the first page of the book. That is the only reason I have given it four stars. I was otherwise very satisfied with my purchase.