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Wild Horses Of The DunesSince the 1947 publication of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague, millions of visitors have come to a barrier island between Maryland and Virginia in search of wild horses. Featuring more than 150 full-color photographs, Wild Horses of the Dunes tells the visual story of these wild horses. Since 1924, the horses have been rounded up each July to swim across Chincoteague Bay from Assateague Island to the small town of Chincoteague. This is a book for horse lovers, and for anyone captivated ... |
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Hugh Morton's North CarolinaHugh Morton has had a long and active public life as an environmentalist, developer, and promoter of tourism. His favorite role, however, is that of news photographer. Hugh Morton's North Carolina gathers hundreds of photographs from his sixty-year career, including unpublished images from his personal collection and many well-known images of the state's people and places. The collection is divided into three sections. "Scenes" ranges from the coast to the mountains, including many of Morton's f... |
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Malick Sidibe: PhotographsMalick Sidibé documented an important period of West African history with great commitment, enthusiasm, and insight, focusing on Malian youth in the 1950s and 60s. His portraits and documentary photography captured the unique atmosphere and vitality of an African capital in a period of great euphoria. From the earliest days of the postcolonial period, Sidibé was a privileged witness to a period of tremendous, euphoric cultural change. As a young but well thought-of photographer, he captured a ... |
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Don McCullin in AfricaDon McCullin is one of the great photojournalists of our times. In recent years, his travels have taken him to some of the world’s remotest regions, and his skill and empathy have gained him access to tribes on the edge of civilization. Over the last two years, he has traveled from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to the valley of the Omo River leading to the border with Sudan. There he entered the tribal lands of the Suma, the Gheleb, the Bume, the Erbore, the Bene, the Bodi, the Karo, the Hamar, and ... |
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Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge, and HopeBoth a magnificent celebration and a call for compassion, Himalaya is a panorama of the unique history and uncertain future of the world's highest region and its colorful inhabitants. The awesome beauty of these lofty peaks, including Everest, Kanchenjunga, and Annapurna, is brought to life by gifted photographers like Steve McCurry, Art Wolfe, and many more, while such notable contributors as Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, and over two dozen others share vivid... |
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Stephen Shore: American SurfacesIn 1972, Stephen Shore left New York City and set out with a friend to Amarillo, Texas. He didn’t drive, so his first view of America was framed by the passenger’s window frame. He was taken aback by the fact that his experience of life as a New Yorker had very little in common with the character and aspirations of Middle America. Later that year he set out again, this time on his own, with a driver’s licence and a Rollei 35 – a point-and-shoot camera – to explore the country through t... |
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Spirit of America: In God We TrustThis is the beautiful sequel to Ken Duncan's hugely successful "America Wide", which was so well received that President George W. Bush wrote Ken a personal thank-you note. In this new title, Ken shares more of the spectacular photographs taken during his epic three-year journey across all fifty American states. From the wild beauty of an Alaskan glacier to the bold kaleidoscopic colours of a Vermont farm, this is a collection designed to bless and inspire by its wonderful breadth and diversity.... |
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Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of ChicagoThrough two award-winning National Public Radio documentaries, and now thispowerful book, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman have made it their mission to be loud voices from one of this country's darkest places, Chicago's Ida B. Wells housing project. Set against the stunning photographs of a talented young photographer from the projects, Our America evokes the unforgiving world of these two amazing young men, and their struggle to survive unrelenting tragedy. With a gift for clear-eyed journalism, ... |
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Idaho 24/7Take a visual journey through Idaho! The extraordinary photographs showcased in Idaho 24/7 are an extension of the America 24/7 project, an unprecedented digital photography venture that harnessed the talents of more than 25,000 local photographers in all 50 states. This remarkable book showcases 469 images adding up to a vivid glimpse of life-in-progress in the Gem State, from the jagged edge of the Sawtooths to the burnished storefronts of an old silver town. You ll discover heartwarming photo... |
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