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This retrospective corresponds with a traveling exhibit of Washburn’s photography, debuting at the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonStunning black and white images from one of America’s greatest photographic talentsIncludes an intimate interview with Bradford Washburn Traveling the world for eight decades, mountaineer, explorer, cartographer, and aerial photographer Bradford Washburn has documented the landscape from the Grand Canyon to the Alps, from Mount McKinley t… More >>
Bradford Washburn: Mountain Photography
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#1 by J. goldstein on March 24, 2010 - 1:38 am
TERRIBLE COPY – FALLING APART – PAID VERY HIGH PRICE AND WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE BOOK. WHEN PURCHASED IT SAID IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Mrs. Shelley A. Drnek on March 24, 2010 - 2:16 am
I was looking for something different. The photographs are beautiful but they are mostly not of the mountain in which I was interested.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by bethlovesbooks on March 24, 2010 - 4:20 am
I saw an exhibit of this photographer’s work at the Boston Mueseum recently. I especially like the way that his work makes you realize the scope and magesty of natural landforms and the beautiful patterns that echo throughout natural landscapes. The photographs are black and whites and frequently emphasize light and darkness.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Philippe Vandenbroeck on March 24, 2010 - 4:54 am
After the exhiliration generated by Washburn’s classic book on Denali, this one left me slightly disappointed. There are many exquisite photographs and a few truly great ones, such as the famous picture of climbers on the Doldenhorn (in the Bernese Alps). But on the whole there are just a little bit too many pictures of abstract geological features. These reveal a more scholarly side of Washburn’s art: interesting to round out our view on this great artist, but less captivating than the epic mountain pictures. Also, there is an appendix with a detailed account of Washburn’s career, with many little inset pictures of people he worked with (Barbara Washburn being the most prominent amongst them). I would have liked to see many more of these pictures and at a size more amenable to detailed study. A final point of criticism on this book concerns the interview with Washburn by the editor: it is very revealing but way too short! I would have guessed that Decaneas would have been able to extract much more material from all the conversations he has had with Washburn in the final years of his life. So, it’s a nice book to have in the library, but Decaneas missed an opportunity to put together an absolute classic. Pity.
Rating: 3 / 5
#5 by A. Frazer on March 24, 2010 - 7:52 am
Bradford Washburn is one of the greatest black-and-white mountain photographers who has ever lived! Using a very large format aerial camera, Washburn has taken over 10,000 black-and-white photographs from helicopters and airplanes. His photographs feature the most dramatic mountains in the world, including McKinley and the Matterhorn. Anyone who is interested in either mountain photography or dramatic black-and-white scenery photography (e.g. Ansel Adams) would love this book. I also recommend Vittorio Sella’s “Summit” book for similar photographs that were taken fifty years earlier.
Rating: 5 / 5