Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks

QT Luong
9781944903008
Treasured Lands

Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks

QT Luong
9781944903008
Publisher Cameron + Company 2016
Edition Hardcover , First edition , 456 pages
Genres Landscape photography , Wildlife photography
Tags Landscape, Mother Earth, National Parks, Nature, Scenery, USA, Wilderness, Wildlife
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When released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the 2016 First edition was the most complete photography book about the (then) 59 US National Parks.

It is said that a photograph helped launch the national parks. After Congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National Park Service. In Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America’s National Parks, photographer QT Luong pays tribute to the millions of acres of protected wilderness in our country’s 59 national parks.

Luong, who is featured in Ken Burns’s and Dayton Duncan’s documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, is the most prolific and versatile photographer working in the national parks and the only one to have made large-format photographs in each of them. In an odyssey that spanned more than 20 years and 300 visits, Luong focused his lenses on iconic landscapes and rarely seen remote views, presenting his journey in this sumptuous array of more than 500 breathtaking images.

Accompanying the collection of scenic masterpieces is a guide that includes maps of each park, as well as extended captions that detail where and how the photographs were made. Designed to inspire visitors to connect with the parks and invite photographers to re-create these landscapes, the guide also provides anecdotal observations that give context to the pictures and convey the sheer scope of Luong’s extraordinary odyssey. The guide is also available as a PDF formatted for use on mobile devices, and owners of the book are offered the option to download it for a nominal fee.

Including an introduction by award-winning author and documentary filmmaker Dayton Duncan, Treasured Lands is a rich visual tour of the U.S. National Parks and an invaluable guide from a photographer who hiked–or paddled, dived, skied, snowshoed, and climbed–each park, shooting in all kinds of terrain, in all seasons, and at all times of day. QT Luong’s timeless gallery of the nation’s most revered landscapes beckons to nature lovers, armchair travelers, and photography enthusiasts alike, keeping America’s natural wonders within reach.

Other editions:
First edition
Second edition
Third expanded edition

Specifications

Book title Treasured Lands
Subtitle A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks
Photographer QT Luong
ISBN 13 9781944903008 /
Publisher Cameron + Company
Publish year 2016
Genre Landscape photography Wildlife photography
Book format Hardcover
Edition First edition
Pages 456 pages
Dimensions 25,4 x 30,5 x 4,5 cm

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