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Galen A. Rowell

ALLEN U

Quotations of Wit and Wisdom

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Mountains of the Middle Kingdom

Travel

Asia

Century

Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

This best-selling classic, which the New York Times called the classiest how-to’ text on landscape color photography ever published,” captures the unique artistic vision of the late Galen Rowell, one of America’s greatest outdoor photographers. Here Rowell assembled eighty of his finest images, along with the stories behind themwhat he was after and how he achieved it. The photographs (and the details of their creation) are arranged in eight exhibits according to visual themes, reflecting Rowell’s fascination with the infinitely varying qualities of light found in mountain landscapes. He explains how film and the human eye see differently, how he selected and composed the content of his work, how he worked with optical phenomena and natural light, and how equipment and adventure interact in the field. The engaging text also recounts Rowell’s development as a photographer, his philosophy and techniques for creating dynamic landscapes,” and his adventures in remote, dangerous, and beautiful placesfrom California’s Yosemite Valley to almost-inaccessible peaks in China.

Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape, Tenth-Anniversary Edition

Biographies & Memoirs

Sierra Club Books

Eighty color photographs arranged to reflect the infinitely varying qualities of light in mountain landscapes are accompanied by an informative text describing Rowell's philosophy of photography, the development of his personal style, and the methods guiding his work

Text written by the editors accompany these stunning photographs, but Rowell's more in-depth captions included near the end provide whole new insight to the pictures. Photographs of mountain ascents Fitz Roy (Patagonia, Argentina), Mt. Everest, and Mt. McKinley and those from the Karakoram ski traverse in Pakistan and free-climbing in Yosemite are balanced by many beautiful shots of sunrises and moonrises, mountains ridges, wildflowers, African plains, and the people and wildlife of the many countries Rowell has visited. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

The Art of Adventure

Sports & Outdoors

A collection of 172 color photographs covering coastline, redwood forests, wildflower meadows, river deltas, wetlands, animals, and mountain ridges document some of the parks and preserves of the area. Brief captions identify each photo's content; notes on the taking of each photo are at the back. Not much text; no scholarly trappings. Includes a list of Bay Area environmental contacts. 10x10.5" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Bay Area Wild: A Celebration of the Natural Heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area

History

Americas

Through words and photographs, Galen Rowell explores the effects of modern life and tourism on the world's highest places: the mountains of Nepal, India, and Pakistan. In a single year, Lowell led a group of 'mail-order mountaineers' up the highest American guided climb in history; he ascended the virgin Great Trango Gower; and he circled fabled Annapurna by a 250-mile route that took him to 21,000 feet. These unique adventures become the threads of a broader and more significant tale.

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Mountaineering

The Mountaineers

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