Edge of the Earth, Corner of the Sky

By Art Wolfe (Photographer), Art Davidson

"Landscape photographs that, with their unusual points of view, verge almost on the abstract. By Seattle photographer Art Wolfe." - Seattle Times

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.40 x 13.82 x 11.32
• Publisher: Wildlands Press; (September 2003)
• ISBN: 0967591821
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: 4,397

Book Review

The photographer has taken photographs of things that you may not even notice with the naked eye. He has taken nature photography to a whole new level.

While in Death Valley last year I was so overwhelmed at the beauty of the desert I was unable to capture any of that on film. I knew that I would never achieve a fair representation of how that view looked to me at the time. I could only hope to use my snapshot as a reminder of what I felt at that moment while looking over the desert and dunes. Art Wolfe focuses on the dried earth, one rock, and a rock I never would have seen. His photography reminds us to focus on one part at a time or you'll miss everything. The nook of a mountain, the reflection of the canyon within a pool of water, from within an ice cave looking out. To see these views through the eyes of this photographer is surely a gift.

Wolfe's use of slow shutter speed and timed exposures lends a magical feel to many of his photographs. The path of the moon throughout one night displays as an arch. The result is an added movement to an otherwise still scene of a mountain in Australia. His winter beech trees literally make my mouth water (for some reason, I don't know!).

Let us look at these amazing landscapes and use the power that we have to preserve such beauty. -- yema from Madison, WI United States