The Photographer's Guide to Canyon Country: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them [Paperback]

John Annerino (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2006 | Series: Photographer's Guide To...

The Canyon Country of the Southwestern U.S. hosts some of the most unusual and beautiful landscapes and geography in the world. These awesome displays of the sculpture-making capabilities of nature are stunning in their shapes, varieties of color, and the ways in which they capture the sunlight.

Now, John Annerino, critically acclaimed photographer and author gives you the tools to find and shoot these locations. The parks that are covered around this famous Four Corners region of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah include: Mesa Verde, Glen Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Zion, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Canyonlands, Arches, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Annerino will guide you on how to find the precise locations to shoot those postcard-perfect shots and provides tips on timing, lighting, composition, and the story behind the scenery. No visitor to this area should be without it. Full-color throughout.

Editorial Reviews

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"The photographs are National Geographic quality in both technique and printing -- beautiful enough to either inspire or intimidate the reader."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

"John Annerino has made it his mission to explore and capture this world of light, stone, and magic. He succeeds on many levels, with great passion and awesome results."
-- National Geographic Adventure, on Canyon Country: A Photographic Journey

John Annerino is one of a handful of photographers with a real empathy for the West. -- Newsweek

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Select images from this collection are featured in the photography book:
* Canyon Country: A Photographic Journey

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Countryman (February 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088150663X
• ISBN-13: 978-0881506631
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #863,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John is pleased to share the exciting news that his newest book, The Virgin of Guadalupe: Art and Legend, will be published on March 1 by Gibbs Smith. John's illustrated 100 Year Centennial paeans to the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico: A Photographic Tribute, and the Grand Canyon State, Arizona: A Photographic Tribute, were just published. His landmark photograph commemorating the World Trade Center was recently published in the 2011, 10th Anniversary editions of the New York Times No. 1 bestselling books, LIFE One Nation, America Remembers September 11, 2001, and LIFE In the Land of the Free. The iconic image and others can be viewed online at www.johnannerinophotography.com. John Annerino's indelible photographs were published previously in the New York Times No. 1 bestselling book, America 24/7: 24 Hours, 7 Days, Extraordinary Images of One American Week, and the Grand Canyon state sequel Arizona 24/7: Amazing Photographs of an Extraordinary State. John is the author and photographer of many books, among them 17 distinguished photographic essays and thirty-two single-artist calendars, including Wild & Scenic Arizona, Wild & Scenic New Mexico, La Virgen de Guadalupe, and the award winning books Indian Country, Desert Light, Grand Canyon Wild, Vanishing Borderlands, Canyons of the Southwest, The Wild Country of Mexico, and Roughstock: The Toughest Events in Rodeo, (acclaimed by the Rodeo Hall of Fame). John's credits include Arizona Highways Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, LIFE, Newsweek, People, Scientific American, Time, Travel & Leisure, and many prestigious clients worldwide. In his quest to explore the renowned landscapes and secret places of the Great Southwest and Old Mexico with a camera and pen over last 25 years, John has climbed its hallowed mountains, rafted its wild and scenic rivers, journeyed on foot through its mystical chasms, and crossed its alluring deserts. He has photographed and come to know the region's Native peoples and ceremonies, Western cowboys and traditions, and Spanish heritage and celebrations. John Annerino is a member of The Authors Guild, New York. Visit his illustrated bio online at www.johnannerino.com.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Less snobbery, more practical advice please, November 9, 2006

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This review is from: The Photographer's Guide to Canyon Country: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (Paperback)

I bought two books for my trip to southern Utah. I read this one first and found it lacking. The author spends too much time decrying what he calls "photocopying," which is shooting iconic scenes that have already been done to death. Now I agree in principle that one should find their own interpretation of a scene and not look for Muench's tripod holes. But in reality, most amateur photogs are looking for the "trophy shots" that are icons. I don't need a lecture, just tell me how to get there and what time of day the light is good. That's all I ask from this kind of book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment: Just a sub-par tourbook, December 20, 2008

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This review is from: The Photographer's Guide to Canyon Country: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (Paperback)

The book "Photographer's guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks" helped me so much before my trip that I thought this book would be on the same level by its name. Only to be very much disappointed. The author piles up some local history which one could find from any decent tour book and lists some general area for photo-taking. But there are very little details helpful to photographers. I guess the author expects the readers to spend months, if not years, to venture out and discover their own photogenic spots. The problem is one would not need this book at all in that case. For rest of the photographers needing a "guide" to an unfamiliar area, this books is of little help. In fact, outright useless.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars National Geographic quality. . .beautiful enough to inspire!, June 24, 2007

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This review is from: The Photographer's Guide to Canyon Country: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them (Paperback)

"The Photographer's Guide to Canyon Country by John Annerino. From the author of Hiking the Grand Canyon, 3rd edition, (Sierra Club Books), offers a similarly intense focus. The introduction leads from Indians as the "first photographers" through pioneer photographers to how present-day photographers can define their goals and match them to modern techniques and equipment. The book hews to a no-nonsense formula, with chapters devoted to Mesa Verde, Zion, Canyonlands, Arches and five other national parklands. Annerino gives an overview of each, directions and contact information, along with tips for photographing the best sights and vistas. The text design is unremarkable and even slightly clunky, but the photos are National Geographic quality in both technique and printing -- beautiful enough to either inspire or intimidate the reader."
- San Francisco Chronicle