
Chasing the Mountain Light
A Life Photographing Wild Places
David Neilson(Author)
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Published on 6. December 2022
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-0-7892-1451-5 (ISBN)
Description
From his childhood in Melbourne, David Neilson (b. 1946) has been motivated by his twin loves of mountaineering and photography. He has made multiple expeditions to southwest Tasmania, Patagonia, and Antarctica, and published critically acclaimed photo books about each of these places; he has also carried his camera into the Karakoram, and the Alps of Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. In this oversize volume, Neilson recounts his lifelong quest to capture the mountain light and encourage the preservation of wild places. His most spectacular images of jagged peaks, massive glaciers, and hardy wildlife are reproduced as duotones of the highest quality. A number of vertical double-page images even invite readers to turn the book sideways to immerse themselves in the mountain heights. Chasing the Mountain Light will delight all lovers of the outdoors.
Reviews / Votes
"Australian landscape photographer David Neilson's Chasing the Mountain Light (Abbeville Press, October 2022) combines a fascinating memoir with stunning black-and-white photographs that embody his lifelong passion for photography, climbing, and preserving untamed spaces like Patagonia and the Australian Alps." - Architectural DigestMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
198 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 331 mm
Width: 312 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
2456 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7892-1451-5 (9780789214515)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
David Neilson is an experienced mountaineer and rock climber as well as a wilderness photographer. Based in Australia, Neilson is the author and photographer of four previous books: South West Tasmania: A Land of the Wild, Wilson's Promontory: Coastal Wilderness, Patagonia: Images of a Wild Land, and Southern Light: Images from Antarctica.
Content
Preface: "When the Contour Lines Sing Together" 7
Mountains of my Childhood 9
Climbing 15
Federation Peak: South West Tasmania 21
Frenchmans Cap: South West Tasmania 33
Lake Pedder: South West Tasmania 43
Southern Alps of New Zealand: Broader Horizons 53
To an Unknown Valley: Northern Patagonia 69
Fitz Roy - Cerro Torre - Paine: Patagonia 79
Journey to Tierra Del Fuego & the Southern Patagonian Ice-cap 97
Wilsons Promontory: South-eastern Cornerstone of Australia 117
Australian Alps 125
South Georgia: Sub-antarctic Isle 161
East Antarctica 175
Antarctic Peninsula 189
Ross Sea 209
European Alps 219
Karakoram: West of the Himalaya 231
Notes on my Photographic Journey 249
The South Coast of Tasmania: Wild Places for Future Generations 251
Bibliography 252
Mountains of my Childhood 9
Climbing 15
Federation Peak: South West Tasmania 21
Frenchmans Cap: South West Tasmania 33
Lake Pedder: South West Tasmania 43
Southern Alps of New Zealand: Broader Horizons 53
To an Unknown Valley: Northern Patagonia 69
Fitz Roy - Cerro Torre - Paine: Patagonia 79
Journey to Tierra Del Fuego & the Southern Patagonian Ice-cap 97
Wilsons Promontory: South-eastern Cornerstone of Australia 117
Australian Alps 125
South Georgia: Sub-antarctic Isle 161
East Antarctica 175
Antarctic Peninsula 189
Ross Sea 209
European Alps 219
Karakoram: West of the Himalaya 231
Notes on my Photographic Journey 249
The South Coast of Tasmania: Wild Places for Future Generations 251
Bibliography 252