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Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time

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Description for Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time Hardback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 289 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1298.

Beth Moon's fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees has taken her across the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Some of her subjects grow in isolation, on remote mountainsides, private estates, or nature preserves; others maintain a proud, though often precarious, existence in the midst of civilization. All, however, share a mysterious beauty perfected by age and the power to connect us to a sense of time and nature much greater than ourselves. It is this beauty, and this power, that Moon captures in her remarkable photographs.

This handsome volume presents nearly seventy of Moon's ... Read more

Moon's narrative captions describe the natural and cultural history of each individual tree, while Todd Forrest, vice president for horticulture and living collections at The New York Botanical Garden, provides a concise introduction to the biology and preservation of ancient trees. An essay by the critic Steven Brown defines Moon's unique place in a tradition of tree photography extending from William Henry Fox Talbot to Sally Mann, and explores the challenges and potential of the tree as a subject for art.

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Product Details

Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780789211958
SKU
V9780789211958
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About Beth Moon
“Time, memory and the natural world are the central motifs that underlie the photographic work of Beth Moon. Whether she is recording majestic, ancient trees for the Portraits of Time series, or capturing our oldest and largest trees under the light of stars in the series, Diamond Nights, Moon reveals a magical and intuitive appreciation for the ways in which ... Read more

Reviews for Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time
“Beth Moon’s stunning images capture the power and mystery of the world’s remaining ancient trees… Beth’s portraits will surely inspire many to help those working to save these magnificent trees.” - Dr. Jane Goodall “Moon wields time as a tool. She typically photographs a tree over many sessions, ideally over several days... The platinum lends a luminous quality to the ... Read more

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