Natural Light: Visions of British Columbia [Hardcover]

David Nunuk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2003

From frosted mountain peaks to the low-lying farmlands of the Fraser Valley, from the Sahara-like sand dunes of Farwell Canyon to the dripping, moss-bedecked rainforests of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia is a province of startling contrasts. Its beauty has inspired many photo collections, but none quite like David Nunuk's. Natural Light is a spectacular, jaw-dropping collection of Nunuk's best photographs of British Columbia in all its moods, accompanied by his often wry observations about the settings and his unorthodox methods of capturing them. In the tradition of Wade Davis, Nunuk writes about his experience hiking into an area, planning a shot and digging in patiently until the light and weather co-operate to make the perfect picture. He becomes intimate with the subtle variants in a landscape over an hour, a day, a month or a minute before he captures the images with his camera. His pictures are composed with a naturalist's eye for scientific detail and an outdoorsman's affection and respect for nature. From the warm Mediterranean tones of an Okanagan vineyard to the crystalline twinkle of an ice cave, the striking radiance of Natural Light makes this luxuriously produced, oversize coffee-table book the perfect gift for lovers of outdoor photography, naturalists, armchair travellers or anyone who wants to see BC in a dramatic new--and entirely natural--light.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The photos are not like the images you find in other books. Nunuk's photos are truly spectacular, jaw-dropping shots of locations that, through his masterful lens, become different and fresh...British Columbia's contrasts and beauty have inspired many photo collections but none like Nunuk's. From the Mediterranean tones of the Okanagan to the crystalline twinkle of an ice cave, this oversize coffee-table book is the perfect gift for those who want to see our province in a dramatic light. It is truly spectacular."
-Edgar Dunning, Delta Optimist (Delta Optimist )

"I found the text particularly interesting as Nunuk explains how he works to obtain some of these shots, hiking into an area and digging in until light and weather give him what he is looking for."
-Andrea Deakin, The Peace Arch News (The Peace Arch News )

"...Every photograph, whether of a landscape, seascape, forest, mountain, river or lake, is guaranteed to illustrate an aspect of the province in an artistic light in which it has never been seen before. But see for yourself to fully appreciate the sweep and quality of his work."
-M.Wayne Cunningham,Daily News (Daily News )

"This coffee table book is a jewel of photographs captured by the author after long hours of waiting for 'the moment' or when he just happened to see light and colour juxtaposed perfectly."
-Mollie Ralston, BC Studies (BC Studies )

"...One of the photographer's personal favourites...is of a road-side swamp on the Queen Charlotte Islands...This image, all greens and water and reflections, appears as a fantasy landscape of mushrooms until the viewer realizes he is looking at moss-topped stumps ranged along this small shoreline...A photo to be savoured again and again." ---Don Denton, Times Colonist (Times Colonist )

About the Author

David Nunuk has worked as a professional photographer for the past 12 years. After graduating from the University of BC with a BSc in agriculture, he worked as a tree planter, diamond driller and prospector, among other jobs, before turning to photography. Currently shooting for the First Light agency, he is syndicated worldwide and has been featured in such magazines as Outdoor Photography, Time, Geo, Canadian Geographic, Discover, Reader's Digest, Outside, Nature, British Geographical, the Independent and the Sunday Telegraph. He lives on a farm in the Fraser Valley, where in his spare time he enjoys gardening.

For more information or to view some of his work, please visit David's website.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Harbour; 1 edition (November 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550172735
• ISBN-13: 978-1550172737
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 14.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,381,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)