Stephen Trimble wordt geprezen als een veelzijdige maker wiens fotografische en literaire werk de kern van westerse landschappen en volkeren verkent. Zijn oeuvre, gekenmerkt door een brede omarming, onderzoekt de diepe verbanden tussen mens en natuur. Trimble verzet zich tegen specialisatie en zijn gedurfde betrokkenheid op diverse gebieden weerspiegelt een streven naar alomvattend begrip. Zijn geschriften worden geprezen om hun diepe inzicht en duurzame visie op het Amerikaanse Westen.
These two veteran photographers have set out to capture iconic images of America's heartland, and their combined efforts result in a fascinating portrait of the Sunflower State. From the streets of legendary Dodge City to the sparkling skyline of Wichita, from the herds of bison on Big Basin Prairie Preserve to the sculpture garden at the Wichita Art Museum, and from the historic trains at the Kansas Museum of History to the command module at the Kansas Cosmosphere, the faces of Kansas are as varied as the plains are vast.
This luminous volume offers a rich feast of words and images depicting nature’s unexpected beauty in Kansas. With a keen ecological sense, O. J. Reichman and Steve Mulligan present a breathtaking reminder of the state’s remarkable natural heritage. Reflecting the marvelous alchemy of earth, wind, fire, and water enacted over countless centuries, Reichman’s meditative text and Mulligan’s stunning color photographs reveal a wondrously diverse state. Ranging across both widely known and unfamiliar forests and prairies, rivers and lakes, geological formations and botanical splendors, they celebrate this diversity. Featured in these pages are the sunlit bluffs of the Arikaree River, the Red Hills beneath a winter sky, the meandering Chikaskia River, Castle Rock, Pillsbury Crossing, Keyhole Arch in Monument Rocks National Landmark, Breidenthal Reserve’s oak and hickory forests, sweeping waves of Big Bluestem and spring fires on Konza Prairie, Cimarron National Grasslands, the Mill Creek waterfall, Shermerhorn Cave, the wetlands of Cheyenne Bottoms, and a vast array of blooming phlox, columbine, larkspur, butterfly milkweed, dogwood, and wild rose. More than any previous work, Living Landscapes of Kansas captures the essence of a state alive with natural beauty.
From the powdery peaks of Mount Ogden to the dramatic formations of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, from the striking Red Mountains and the austere San Rafael Desert to the cool waters of Glen Canyon Recreation Area, photographers Mulligan and Trimble present beautifully the diverse landscapes and cityscapes of Utah in all seasons.
