Mother Earth: Through the Eyes of Women Photographers and Writers, Revised Tenth-Anniversary Edition [Deluxe Edition] [Paperback]

Judith Boyce (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1578050650 | ISBN-13: 978-1578050659 | Edition: 10th anniversary

With more than seventy brilliant color photographs and accompanying rich text, Mother Earth combines the work of some of the world’s most talented women photographers with the poetry and prose of eminent women writers to present a unique women’s perspective on our planet.
Divided into five sections, the book celebrates Earth’s distinct yet interwoven realms: animal, mineral, plant, human, and oneness, the realm where all inexorably meet. In each section, an introductory essay or story is followed by pairings of images and quotes, which together reveal Mother Earth’s tenderness and power, playfulness and intensity, intimate detail and vast breadth, inspiring readers to look afresh at her fragile yet powerful beauty and the interconnectedness of all life.

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"Combining the traditions of environmentalism and color photography, these photographs move us with their beauty and sincerity."--Annie Leibovitz

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"Combining the traditions of environmentalism and color photography, these photographs move us with their beauty and sincerity."-Annie Leibovitz

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Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Sierra Club Books; 10th anniversary edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578050650
• ISBN-13: 978-1578050659
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #770,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine addition to any nature lover's personal collection, November 10, 2002

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

This review is from: Mother Earth: Through the Eyes of Women Photographers and Writers, Revised Tenth-Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

Now in a revised tenth-anniversary edition and edited by writer, photographer, naturopathic physician, and acupuncturist Judith Boice, Mother Earth Through The Eyes Of Women Photographers And Writers is a full-color compendium of stunningly beautiful photographs truly capturing the impressive and memorable splendor of the natural world, alongside brief yet moving essays and poems written in reverence of the earth's bounty. A vivid celebration of life itself, Mother Earth Through The Eyes Of Women Photographers And Writers is a especially attractive coffee table book and a fine addition to any nature lover's personal collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book of Photographs, October 8, 2007

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Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" (Chicago IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mother Earth: Through the Eyes of Women Photographers and Writers, Revised Tenth-Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

This picture book covers diverse themes. Poetry is interspersed between the photographs, and there is a section in the book which gives brief biographies of the women photographers of this book.

A section on humans includes the Tibetan man, Yi woman, Kuna woman, a winter solstice celebration, mountain monastery, and a ghost town. Most of the book, however, is centered on nature. There are photos of Monument Valley, Arizona, autumn reflection in a waterfall, minerals such as sandstone, etc. Plants photographed include the fleabane, sunflower, white spruce cones, and the flowering crab apple. Animal photographs include the African elephant, impala, bald eagle, python, elephant seal, and the lion. There's even a photo of a spider web with a captured fly.