Light on the Land

LIGHT ON THE LAND, a celebration of the beauty & majesty of the earth's wilderness & the most important aspect of light. With 100 exquisite color photographs, encompassing landscape from all seven continents; from the plains of the Serengeti, to the lofty slopes of the Himalayas, from the outback of Australia & the frozen Antarctic, to the quiet beauty of Japan. Each portrait reveals the elements of wilderness bathed in the most extraordinary natural light. Nature photographer Art Wolfe takes the essence of earth primeval & captures & tames the land in this inspired collection of spectacular landscapes. The element of light & the universal theme of one planet - one light source, is the connecting thread throughout the book. Following the sun around the world, the text & photographs create a sense of a journey around the earth following the light of the sun & the moon. In a series of essays by Art Davidson, & myths from around the world, the reader will experience this theme of light as one of the common unifying elements in cultures & religions throughout the world. "Mr. Wolfe is a master at composing nature into art."--Galen Rowell.Wolfe, Art is the author of 'Light on the Land', published 1991 under ISBN 9780941831659 and ISBN 0941831655.