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Eye Of The Beholder

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Pack your bags and head off on a 30-year quest to the ends of the earth with Geographic photographer Jim Stanfield! Take a look at the world through the "eye" of a true artist!

His photos will knock your socks off, as you might well expect; National Geographic's never published a book entirely devoted to one photographer's body of work before. But equally precious are the insights you'll get from the photos' captions and absorbing text.

Then, when you're through, set the book aside for a few days, and read it again when you're in a completely different mood. You'll see things that you never even came close to seeing the first time around!

Guess that's what they mean by great art, eh?!

Only one complaint.....haven't heard when the sequel's coming out! Hope we don't have to wait another thirty years!

As a fan of National Geographic, I always look foward to the spectacular images. This book has plenty of colorful, moving images. But I found myself wanting more images like those in the chapter "The Human Connection". Images of people that gave insight into their lives. My other wish was that we would see 'fresher' work. The images for the most part have been published over the years in Nat. Geo. Magazine. So if you are a subscriber, you will recognize many of the images.

The cover is a mesmerizing image and I wanted more of those images and less of landscapes and macro work of stoneware and such.

I don't regret buying it and there are many things to like. His vision, use of color and the output of his camera leave you wondering how can he get that kind of quality on film.

This is one of my favorite photography books. It covers 30 years of images made by James Stanfield of the National Geographic. The book explains what led to Stanfield making each photograph, which adds greatly to my appreciation of this book. The section on the "Human Connection" will enrich your soul and the entire book is a celebration of life.

Bought this book used for 82 cents from one of the vendors on Amazon. But even if I would pay $20-30 that would be money well spent - the book is amazing, great photography and annotations from the master himself.
Think of this book a visit to the photo exposition - beautiful photographs(full page and 2 page spreads in this large book) and a handful of words next to them - just like you walking from wall to wall in the exhibition hall... the only drawback is that you're done in 2 hours.
The book is highly recommended.

In the fall of 1959, I attended a U.S. Army photography school at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey with a young man named James Stanfield whose ambition was to become a National Geographic photographer. Wow, did he ever succeed! If you care about photography and/or the world, I highly recommend this beautiful book.

This is the opus of a master photojournalist. Absolutely superb in every aspect. A must for all Geographic fans and photographers alike.