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Book Awards
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 "If
anyone has mastered photography in and of snow, it's Eileen. The in part
of it is tough enough. She has trekked it, four-wheeled it, skied it, helicoptered
to wind-blasted alpine ridges, and even blazed away with her 4x5 field
camera while strapped in the chopper with the door removed. The of part
of it is, in subtle ways, even tougher. Exposures and development plans
must be carefully determined, and shutters and fingers must be willed to
function. I consider snow one of the most difficult of illusions to render
convincingly in the black and white print, and Eileen, doing battle in
her darkroom, does it magnificently."
Jay Dusard from the Foreword |
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Life is full of dichotomies: black and white, past and present, winter and summer, life and death. In Telluride: Landscapes and Dreams, Telluride photographer Eileen Benjamin explores the complexities inherent within these dualities. Between the extremes, she finds the place where dreams live. Telluride has long been a place where people dare to dream. In the early
1900s, the dreams revolved around silver, gold and other precious ores.
By the early 1970s, the dreams had shifted to powdery slopes and sanctuary
from the city. Since 1985, Eileen has been collecting images that depict
the details of the ever-changing relationship between Telluride's landscape
and its inhabitants.
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fine-art photographers of the West. Her book, Telluride: Landscapes
and Dreams captures the richness of a place and its people as well as
the richness of an artist's vision."Bloomsbury Review "The stunning
landscapes and sweeping vistas of the environs of Telluride, Colorado are
superbly interpreted and mirrored in this gorgeous new book..."photo-eye
Books & Prints "a remarkable visual and textural treat...whose black
and white photographs evoke Ansel Adams' finest work."Telluride Magazine
"personal and passionate... a rare achievement: a coffee table book
of black-and-white photography that is built to last."Mike Ritche
80 varnished images, 120 pages, 12" x 11" Hardcover
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Poetry & Photographs of the San Juans Book Awards
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 "Listening,
which seems to bring resonance to the entire physical being, can reawaken
our 'beginner's mind' and bring us home to the here and now, fully present
to the wonder of life."Paul Winter from the Foreword
"This beautiful book of poetry and black-and-white photography will bring the awe inspiring San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado to you in a way you have never before experienced. The poetry flows like the sparkling mountain streams that Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer so vividly describes. By use of specially designed printing process, the magnificent photographs of Eileen Benjamin are so sharp and clear that every little detail can be seen. The book is divided into six parts: Andante (moderate tempo), Appassionato (passionate), Largo (broad, slow), Vivace (quick, lively), Con Spirito (with spirit) and Coda." "Best poetry book so far this year! The San Juan Mountains of southern
Colorado have had their share of advocates over the years but none to match
that of Rosemerry Trommer and Eileen Benjamin."Charles M. Nobles
35 images, 80 pages, 6" x 6" Hardcover
For the same price, a personally autographed copy
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