Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography (Hardcover)

by Stephen Trimble (Author) "YEARS AGO, I watched a woman step up to the rim of the Grand Canyon for the first time..." (more)
Key Phrases: lasting light, view camera, Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Philip Hyde (more...)

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 Description
One of the most photographed subjects on earth, 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 and today’s most exceptional artists.

Accomplished writer and Ansel Adams Award-winning photographer Stephen Trimble deftly navigates the stories of the Canyon’s photographic history and takes us down the river and along the rim with the next generation of photographers and their photographs. Also included are twenty-one essays by the finest contemporary photographers recounting their experiences at Grand Canyon, along with fascinating details of changing equipment and a timeline of important moments in the Canyon’s photographic record.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: Northland (June 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873588940
• ISBN-13: 978-0873588942
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 10.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #355,221 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 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

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

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.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The finest Grand Canyon book at the lowest price...., February 14, 2007

By	David A. Marks "norcalidave" (Paradise, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is so awesome, and of such high quality, that its Amazon price seems surreal...I have two copies and am ordering a third, for posterity or whatever.

Intensely beautiful photographic prints, at the very leading edge of Canyon photos....almost beyond description!

If you buy one copy of this book, you'll then want another for a gift, and another for your own collection.....etc.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Jennifer O. Dewey - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.