Visions for the Next Millennium: Clyde Butcher Wilderness Photography--Focus on Preservation [Hardcover]

Clyde Butcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

Clyde Butcher’s compelling black-and-white photographs chronicle some of America’s most beautiful and complex ecosystems. For more than 30 years, he has been preserving the untouched landscape on film, and for 20 of those years he has concentrated on Florida. This collection combines work from the 1980s and 1990s, ranging from the forests of the Pacific Northwest, to the rocky country of Utah and Colorado, to the woodlands of the Chesapeake region and the wetlands of Florida.

Clyde’s images are captured with an 8" X 10", 11" X 14", or 12" X 20" view camera. The large-format camera allows him to express in elaborate detail the textures that distinguish the exquisite beauty of the landscape.

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From the Author

"I want to show people that there is a unity between all undisturbed natural places, whether the peak of a renowned mountain range, or a stream-bed in an urban watershed. My hope is to educate and inspire . . . to let people know our land is a special place, and the way we take care of it determines the future qualify of life for our society."--Clyde Butcher

About the Author

Clyde Butcher has recently been honored by the State of Florida with the highest award that can be given to a private citizen, the Artists Hall of Fame Award, for his photographic excellence. He has also received the Conservation Colleague Award from The Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Conservation Award, given for excellence in photography and contributions to the public awareness of the environment.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 50 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Florida; 1st edition (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813027349
• ISBN-13: 978-0813027340
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,455,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Of immense visual interest to environmental activists, May 18, 2004

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This review is from: Visions for the Next Millennium: Clyde Butcher Wilderness Photography--Focus on Preservation (Hardcover)

Visions For The Next Millennium: Clyde Butcher Wilderness Photography -- Focus On Preservation is a showcase volume of 37 black-and-white photographs in which acclaimed nature photographer Clyde Butcher chronicles some of America's most beautiful, complex, and endangered ecosystems. These superbly crafted photographic images range from the forests of the Pacific Northwest; to the rocky country of Utah and Colorado; to the woodlands of the Chesapeake region; to the wetlands of Florida. Butcher utilized a large-format camera which allowed him to capture in extensive and elaborate detail the textures of these remarkable and memorable landscape portraits. Visions For The Next Millennium deserves an honored place in the collections of all dedicated photography enthusiasts -- and will prove of immense visual interest to environmental activists as well.