This book is filled with a series of striking color
photographs taken
by Art Wolfe. They are of natural settings in
various places around the
world. They include, for example, Greenland, Persia, Nigeria, China,
Mexico, Australia, and Finland.In his introductory remarks,
Wolfe notes how he uses the camera to express emotions, as well as
relate experiences. One aspect of his technique involves his
elimination of the extraneous from his shots. He wants effectively to
focus his lens only on the essential element(s) of the object he’s
photographing. In other words, he subscribes to the belief that less is
more.While striving to take
photographs with the most visual
impact possible, he pays particular attention to the light in the
image. Over the years, his travels have taken him around the globe.
During that time, he has refined his ability to spotlight the key
elements he wants to photograph, using the available light to enhance
their visual quality.Thus, Wolfe describes how he placed
himself to take particular shots. He educates readers about the
challenging aspects of using sunlight in photographs, indicating how
the position of the sun in the sky at certain times of day can result
in lost opportunities. Of course, in other instances, thanks to being
in the right place at the right time, he’s succeeded in taking
breathtakingly beautiful shots of an area, due to the changing light.Since
all the books photographs are of natural beauty, it’s so surprise to
learn that Wolfe treasures the
environment. Concerned about ever
expanding development taking place across the globe, he urges people to
pay more attention to the need to protect the natural environment. It’s
very probable that in putting together this book, he was hoping that
readers would be prompted to become more active in supporting
environmental endeavors.