Book description
The photography of Eliot Porter captures the majestic beauty of the Appalachian wilderness. In the contrast, the harsh human history--the blighting force of today's industrial tourism, the sad fate of the Cherokee Indians, and the mountaineers--is sensitively recorded by Abbey. 45 color illustrations. 128 pages. Size D.48 color illus. 10…
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1 author picked Appalachian Wilderness as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have almost all of the photobooks by Eliot Porter, the master of color nature photography, but this is my favorite. He uses his “intimate landscapes” approach to great effort to capture the beauty of this wildlands in extraordinary detail.
From Peter's list on photography about trees and forests.
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