Light Fading: Reflections on the Imperiled Everglades [Hardcover]

Joel M. Curzon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2010

Exquisite full color images, an essay and scientific fact combine to create a title that explores the Everglades and its current precarious condition. Through research, discussions with biologists, and hours trekking through the swamps, marshes and forests of the Everglades, Curzon highlights the continued threats to this precious ecosystem. A large format book with visual beauty to entice the reader to attend to the book's substantive message-Night is falling in the Everglades.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 326 pages
• Publisher: Peter E. Randall Publisher (February 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931807280
• ISBN-13: 978-1931807289
• Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 10.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Criticism & Essays

More About the Author

Joel M. Curzon grew up primarily in Utah, where the southern Wasatch Mountains look out over the Great Basin. In college he majored in physics and studied philosophy, graduating magna cum laude in 1995; he later attended Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1999. Curzon quit his full-time legal practice after several years in order to focus on writing and photography.

Curzon began his photographic work in the Everglades in 2002, and subsequently spent many months exploring and photographing the Everglades region. During this time he became a student of the region's ecology; he also became an observer and critic of the ongoing restoration efforts, which he came to see as deeply flawed and inadequate.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely breathtaking photography, May 26, 2010

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I don't know what I expected but when I received the book, the weight, the thickness and the overall size were impressive. Inside was stunning eye candy for anyone who appreciates artistic photography coupled with scientificly sound research in a writing style that is interesting, factual and not heavy-handed. For me this was a bargain purchase, and I would have paid much more had I known the high quality that the book is. It will be on my coffee table for many years because it beats every other coffee table book I own.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Champion for the Everglades, April 11, 2010

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'Light fading' is evocative and moving. Its beautiful photographs bring the Everglades to life and give a palpable sense of what might be lost without active intervention. Its writing is accessible and provides a comprehensive guide to the history, ecology and current condition of the Everglades. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in the environment and our national parks. I really hope that the book and the issues its highlights get all the attention they deserve.

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling images of a striking reality..., March 18, 2010

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The images from this book truly amaze. If you are someone fascinated by life as I am, you will find joy on every page. Well worth purchasing, especially if you have any soft-spot for Florida.