The Nature Conservancy is one of the world's most foremost environmental organizations. In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, a dozen distinguished contemporary photographers were asked to submit a photograph of a place with which they have a special affinity. The volume features original unpublished images by Anne Leibovitz, Richard Misrach, Sally Mann, Wiiliam Wegman, Mary Ellen Mark, Lynn Davis, Lee Friedlander, Hope Sandrow, William Christenberry, Fazal Sheikh, Karen Halverson and Terry Edwards. Andy Grundberg a well-known critic, curator and writer provides an introduction and each photographer has written text to accompany his or her work.
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Andy Grundberg is a former photography critic for The New York Times and has written several books on photography, art and culture.
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A Surprisingly Static Presentation,
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This review is from: In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places (Hardcover)
The photo by Richard Misrach on the cover of In Response To Place may be the high point of the collection. Several other Misrach images inside the book also compel but the rest of the work seems disjointed and uninteresting by comparison. Overall, I was terribly disappointed by this volume.Conceptually, the notion of a group of artists responding aesthetically to a specific (Last Great) place as a theme for a photo-essay is intriguing. One can easily imagine how such a project might soar. Although individual photographs in this collection are indeed stirring, there is something about the portfolio as a whole which fails to satisfy; either as a cohesive statement on the need for preservation of endangered ecosystems, or as a presentation of art photography by a dozen acclaimed practitioners. Another volume devoted to highlighting photographically the need for care and protection of precious spaces on Earth comes to mind here. Although not as highly specific thematically as In Response To Place, The World Wildlife Fund's spectacular Living Planet does a wonderful job of creating a vivid, consistently cogent statement on the immanence of place; something The Nature Conservancy's offering simply fails to do.
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A Picture Is Worth....,
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This review is from: In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places (Hardcover)
In Response to Place is an amazing book! The pictures really draw you into the mind of the photographers and into the slendor of nature in its many forms! I was lucky enough to see the exhibition while it was in Washington, DC. While the book cannot possibly evoke the same feelings of awe as the individual pictures hanging on the wall, it sure isn't a bad substitute if you cannot see them and it is a wonderful reminder if you can!
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This review is from: In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places (Hardcover)
A beautiful book that really tells a story and celebrates nature in a unique way. A great gift for anyone who appreciates natural beauty.
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