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Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them for their several climbs of Mt. Kumotori in the Kanto Region of Japan, the peak of which divides the prefectures of Tokyo, Yamanashi and Saitama, and view through their camera's eye the sights from the highest point in Tokyo. They've captured it all, including deer and monkeys, in unique photos. In addition to Mt. Kumotori they give you an up close look at the scenery on Mt. Nanatsuishi. No matter where you are in the world you'll savor this...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them on Mt. Shirane-Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture, Japan in this volume and see the amazing splendor of the beautifully colored volcanic lake or pond here known as Yugama, shown in the lower photo on the front cover, which they have captured in unique photos taken under various weather conditions. In addition to Mt. Shirane-Kusatsu they give you an up close look at the scenery on Mt. Moto-Shirane and even long distance views of the smoking Mt....

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone has the ability to capture their experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them in this volume as they climb Mt. Shibutsu in Gunma Prefecture, Japan and view through their camera's eye the amazing sights that are here for the viewing. They've captured Mt. Shibutsu, with unique photos. In addition they give you an up close look at the scenery of Oze Marsh in Oze National Park. They also give you some shots of Mt. Hiuchigatake, on the opposite end of Oze Marsh - the tallest peak in the Tohoku Region of...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them on the boundary between Nagano and Yamanashi Prefectures, Japan to share their climbs of Mt. Yatsugatake and view through their camera's eye several of the landmarks here. They've captured Mt. Akadake, the highest peak of Mt. Yatsugatake, in unique photos. In addition to Mt. Akadake they give you an up close look at the scenery of Mt. Yokodake, Mt. Iodake, Mt. Neishidake, Mt. Higashi-Tengudake and all points in between. They've even captured...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them in Nagano Prefecture, Japan for their nearly disastrous experience on Mt. Kiso-Komagatake and view through their camera's eye this death defying adventure. They've captured this mountain adventure, which conjured up a freak winter weather storm in October, in unique photos. No matter where you are in the world you'll savor this one-of-a-kind armchair adventure. You're sure to find a favorite among their fifty-three photographs and enjoy...

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone can capture the experience, even under unpleasant conditions, with stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that Join them in Yamanashi Prefecture, in the Chubu Region as they climb the second highest peak in Japan - Mt. Kitadake - and see through their camera's eye the sights that could be seen, despite the clouds and rain. They've captured their single climb of this peak in unique photos. No matter where you are in the world you'll savor this one-of-a-kind armchair adventure. You're sure to find a favorite among their...

Constructed in 1904, the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman covers 20,000 acres, forty-six square miles, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Originally designed like a private plantation without walls or guard towers, the prison farm has been slowly transformed over the decades into a modern penitentiary. In 1994, photographer R. Kim Rushing was the first outside photographer in Parchman's history allowed long-term access to inmates and the chance to photograph them in their cells and living quarters after earning great trust with his subjects. In Parchman he offers a...

Henry's artistic practices focus on the politics of America during the 1960s and 1970s. The works take the form of fictional narrative scenes staged across set-builds and dressed locations, where Henry employs his own prop and costume styling, storyboarding, and set design. The use of light and color in Henry's photographs is masterly, the perfection of his protagonists and still lives alluring, yet he maintains an ambiguity that challenges the viewer to address their own imagination in considering the works.

The imagery plays with fragments of American photography, cinema and...

Now in mini format: National Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs takes readers on a spectacular visual journey through some of the most stunning photographs to be found in National Geographic's famed Image Collection. Award-winning photographer Annie Griffiths culled the images to reflect the many variations on the universal theme of beauty. Chapters are organized around the aesthetic concepts that create beauty in a photograph: Light, Composition, Moment (Gesture and Emotion), Motion, Palette, and Wonder.

Beyond the introduction and brief essays about each featured...