North America the Beautiful (Journeys Through The World) [Hardcover]

Galen Rowell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Journeys Through The World | Publication Date: June 13, 2006

In this awe-inspiring volume, award-winning nature photographer Galen Rockwell takes us on an unforgettable photographic tour of North America, instilling in us a profound appreciation for our continent's enduring natural beauty. From California to Florida, from the Yukon Territory to the Mexican Mainland, and from Greenland to Hawaii and the Caribbean Islands, Rowell's photographs evoke the remarkable diversity of this continent's varied ecosystems. When viewed through Rowell's inspired lens, the fluted walls of Antelope Canyon in Arizona reveal gorgeous abstract configurations. The full moon sinking behind craggy peaks at sunrise creates an otherworldly landscape in Sierra Nevada. An Alaskan brown bear poised to snap up an airborne salmon and a flock of California seagulls gilded by the rays of the setting sun are just some of the unforgettable images in this book.Galen Rowell's photographs convey not only his remarkable accomplishments as a photographer, but his supreme passion for his subject. Throughout the book, his often lyrical, always informative text provides fascinating insight into the landscapes that are unique to North America.

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About the Author

Galen Rowell was the recipient of the Ansel Adams Award for his contributions to the art of wilderness photography. His work has been exhibited at major venues nationwide including New York's International Center of Photography, Chicago's Field Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: White Star (June 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8854401080
• ISBN-13: 978-8854401082
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.3 x 11.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Galen Rowell, internationally renowned photographer and mountaineer, is the author of such acclaimed books as My Tibet (with His Holiness the Dalai Lama) and Mountains of the Middle Kingdom. His work regularly appears in Life, National Geographic, Outside, and Sports Illustrated.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great art, poor printing, February 2, 2004

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Brent Leftwich (Santa Barbara) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AAA's North America the Beautiful (Hardcover)

I have been a fan of Galen Rowell's work for years, and I had been anticipating getting a compendium of his North American work for a while. If you want to see some of Rowell's best from a technical standpoint, then by all means grab a copy, but be warned that this is some of the worse image quality I've seen in a photography book published in the last 10 years. Most pictures are overly grainy, there are some major pixel problems where colors blend (particularly in colorful sky shots), and color casts often don't match his originals. With the technology as good as it presently is, this is inexcusable for such an expensive book. Rowell deserved better.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must, March 21, 2002

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Castelberg Thomas (Chur Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AAA's North America the Beautiful (Hardcover)

Galen Rowell is one of the very best when it comes to stunning landscape pictures in great moods. This book is full of them and I consider it a must for every fan of the great American landscape. Only sometimes you wish that the two-page-prints originally would have been made with medium or large format cameras. But then you cannot blame Rowell because only small format provides the flexibility that's imperative to capture the most special moods in nature. And no, I don't know Rowell personally, unfortunately.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best photo book, June 14, 2003

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This review is from: AAA's North America the Beautiful (Hardcover)

If there is any photo book to buy purely for visual pleasure, this is it. The is simply the best deal. A ton of photos, of Galen Rowell quality, minimal but effective text and about North America. It is essentially his life's portfolio of our continent.