Hebridean Light
Birlinn Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-84158-271-9 (ISBN)
Description
A unique collection of colour photographs of the Hebrides by the celebrated photographer Gus Wylie. For his monochrome work, Wylie has been acclaimed by author Michael Russell as 'The best modern photographer of the Western Isles'. This collection is a lyrical exploration of the possibilities that colour offers: a sense of time, and place a feel of the unique atmosphere and light that can only be found in the Hebrides; of the extraordinary quality of translucent water upon the freshness of white unpolluted sands. Wylie has built up the collection using pairs of images on double page spreads: comparing, for example, the colours of earth lichen and water in one shot with an image of a crofter weaving tweed in Harris. The result is a magical, beautiful collection acknowledges the incredible sensual pleasure of the environment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Illustrations
100 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84158-271-9 (9781841582719)
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Person
Gus Wylie is a former lecturer in photography at the Royal College of Art. He will be available for interview and undertaking an author tour in summer 2003.
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