Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography [Hardcover]

Stephen Trimble (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

One of the most photographed subjects on earth, the Grand Canyon continues to inspire awe, admiration, and frustration for those who attempt to capture its majesty with a camera. Reaching back 125 years into the photographic record of the Canyon, this book artfully explores the experiences of the earliest photographers as well as today's most exceptional artists through intriguing narrative and exceptional photography.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Lasting Light isn't a normal book ...[it's] a celebration of light in a place that defines color and dramatic scenery" -- Enchantment Magazine

"Lasting Light produces spectacular visuals enhanced with ...fascinating details regarding the advances of photography [and] stories of various individual photographers ..." -- Midwest Book Review

"The photography historian will delight in the evolution of cameras ...from the wet plate process of old ... to today's cameras ..." -- Bookideas

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing Llc; First Edition, First Printing edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873588940
• ISBN-13: 978-0873588942
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 11.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Pictorial

More About the Author

Stephen Trimble has received a broad range of awards for his photography, his non-fiction, and his fiction, including: The Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for photography and conservation; The National Cowboy Museum's Western Heritage "Wrangler" Award; and a Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater, Colorado College, honoring his efforts to increase our understanding of Western landscapes and peoples and his choice to remain a stubborn generalist. As writer, editor, and photographer Trimble has published twenty-two books, including: Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America * Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography * The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places (with Gary Paul Nabhan) * The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin * The People: Indians of the American Southwest * and * Talking With the Clay: the Art of Pueblo Pottery in the 21st Century. Trimble makes his home in Salt Lake City and in the redrock country of Torrey, Utah. Trimble's website is www.stephentrimble.net.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb choice as a Memorial Fund acquisition for any library system, July 9, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography (Hardcover)

Lasting Light: 125 Years Of Grand Canyon Photography by award-winning author and photographer Stephen Trimble is a visual celebration and documentation of the beauty and grandeur of one of the most photographed subjects on earth -- the Grand Canyon. Comprised of the best of 125 years of great photographs beginning with the pioneering glass plate negatives of the 19th century to the digital images of the 21st century, Lasting Light produces spectacular visuals enhanced with an accompanying text of fascinating details regarding the advances of photography, stories of various individual photographers, and the relationship between the photographers and the unique American icon that is the Grand Canyon. As a coffetable art book, Lasting Light is a simply wonderful contribution to any personal, academic, or community library photography reference collection and would make a superb choice as a Memorial Fund acquisition for any library system.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review by Jennifer Owings Dewey, author/illustrator, September 27, 2006

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Jennifer O. Dewey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography (Hardcover)

Lasting Light is a treasure, a compilation of photographs taken of the Crand Ganyon over a broad stretch of time. The viewer/reader may gain a sense of history, passing from the old to the new. The book is an experience in images of the vast wonder of the Canyon and the smallest, most discreet detail. Because the text is direct and not-technical, anyone interested in what is grand and lit by extraordinary light, the Grand Canyon itself, will find this work a delight.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars off the charts superb stunning startling good heavens, November 2, 2006

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Brian Doyle (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography (Hardcover)

Yes, you would expect truly astounding photography here, and you get exactly that, in lots of different flavors too, but the stories are deft and revealing -- far more than in a book of photos alone of a place that you couldn't take a bad photo if you tried. Trimble himself is a master craftsman with the camera, but his service here is to gather some really remarkable work and voices into a tome that anyone who has gaped and prayed there will want to paw through before you get major brownie points for giving it to someone else. Terrific work.