Eliot Porter: In the Realm of Nature

Eliot Porter: In the Realm of Nature
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Known for his exquisite images of birds and landscape, Eliot Porter (American, 1901â‚¬â€œ1990) was a pioneer in the use of color photography. His work also became a powerful visual argument for environmental conservation. Trained as a medical doctor and possessing a scientist's gift for close observation, Porter explored new ways of depicting nature, building blinds in trees so he could study his avian subjects at closer vantage, and producing landscape images that capture both pristine forest and ragged river canyons with equal force and brilliance.Â
Initially encouraged by theÂ groundbreaking photographers Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz, Porter went on to produce a body of work all his own. His 1962 Sierra Club book In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World, with its images grouped by season and accompanied by quotations from Henry David Thoreau, transformed the concept of nature photography books. Ultimately, Porter's photographs came to the attention of Congress and led to the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the foundational law in wilderness management today.
Eliot Porter: In the Realm of Nature contains 110 images from the collections of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser; the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; and of the J. Paul Getty Museum, along with an essay by Paul Martineau that discusses Porter's life and the innovations he brought to the practice of photography.
Country USA
Brand J. Paul Getty Museum
Manufacturer J. Paul Getty Museum
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781606061190
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	J. Paul Getty Museum
Manufacturer	J. Paul Getty Museum
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781606061190
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Eliot Porter: In the Realm of Nature

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