Robert Cameron's Above Yosemite [Hardcover]

Robert Cameron (Author), Harold Gilliam (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1983

Above Yosemite. "What John Muir would have given to see Yosemite from above!" exclaims Harold Gilliam in his book-length test to this photographic tone-poem. Indeed, not even mountain climbers or hang-glider pilots can view a fraction of this most treasured National Park. Teddy Roosevelt call it America's mightiest beauty, and the Sierra Club was born to watch over it. This handsome volume is an enduring record of nature's masterpiece, the finest sculpture of Ice Age.

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About the Author

Robert Cameron has been a photographer since 1921 when his father gave him a "Brownie" camera and encouraged him to use it. Cameron is now in his 90's and has published 16 of his "Above" books. He was a photographer for the Des Moines Register in the 1930's. Cameron learned the art of aerial photography during World War II, while shooting pictures of militaly installations for the War Department.

Cameron is a member of the Royal Photographic Society and a member of the Presidents Council of the International Center of Photography. His work has been exhibited in Paris at La Bibliotheque Historique and the Foundation Mona Bismarck. In New York at the International Center of Photography, the New York City Municipal Arts Foundation. In San Francisco at the Vision Gallery, City Hall and the Pacific Center for Photographic Arts. In Chicago's O'Hare airport. In China at the New Gallery of Art in Shanghai and at the Forbidden City. Cameron is currently working on his highly anticipated new book "Above Mexico City".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Cameron & Company (December 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091868420X
• ISBN-13: 978-0918684202
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 14.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,218,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Above The Rest, August 31, 1999

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This review is from: Robert Cameron's Above Yosemite (Hardcover)

A great book detailing a lot about natural history and presenting views seldom seen of the park. One minor complaint is that some of the spectacular features of the park look very tiny from the air and hard to pick out. Still, Cameron takes pictures of familiar sights from unfamiliar angles which are continuously refreshing. Gilliam's text is very informative (a dam above Nevada Falls?) and presents a lot of new insights on the park. Must have book for lovers of the Above... series and Yosemite-philes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heaven on Earth, May 13, 2005

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This review is from: Robert Cameron's Above Yosemite (Hardcover)

What can you say about a book on one of the most beautiful places on earth, I mean how can you make this place more spectacular...well this book does it. Mr. Cameron is such an amazing photographer, that he would make Ansel Adams take note. Not since the before mentioned Mr. Adams has Yosemite looked better. The park is photographed from every conceiveable arial angle; just spectacular. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates great photography and mother nature at her best.