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Overview
In this collection of images from nearly fifteen years of work, photographer William Neill reveals a clarity of vision and depth of emotional expression rare among landscape photographers. From within these seventy-two images - splendid vistas, intimate details of branch and moss, glimpses of order within nature's chaos - radiates a sense of serenity and peace, as well as an affirmation of the human spirit and its place in the natural world. Considering not only light and composition but emotion to be essential ingredients of successful images, he seeks the artistic and spiritual truth that emerges from his subjects. Whether capturing Big Sur surf at twilight, the abstraction of lichen on a tree trunk in Maine, or an ephemeral spray of dogwood blossoms against a wintry Yosemite backdrop, Neill invites the viewer to contemplate scenes of immense beauty and emotional renewal. Introducing each of the portfolios of images is a selection of texts by writers from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Rachel Carson to Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, Terry Tempest Williams, and others.Book Details
Published
April 2, 1998
Publisher
Boston : Little, Brown, c1997.
Pages
120
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780821223383