by Tom Brokaw
First published 2008
Galen Rowell stands as the quintessential adventure photographer whose camera captured wilderness moments that graced major magazines and gallery walls worldwide. His admirers stretched from the Dalai Lama to television journalist Tom Brokaw. In 2002, Rowell and his wife Barbara Cushman Rowell died when their small aircraft crashed. He had just finished a major National Geographic project and was creating fresh photographs of beloved Sierra Nevada locations. This tribute collection presents over 175 photographs spanning his complete career. Editors who collaborated directly with Rowell selected the images, while his family and studio team provided oversight. The book reproduces his 35mm work using premium lithographic techniques and digital masters. Essays from his circle of mountaineers, conservationists, photographers, and publishers accompany the visual material. Robert Roper contributes an extensive biographical essay, and photography critic Andy Grundberg offers analysis of his artistic legacy.
Genres: biography, art, adventure, photography
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional
Tropes: tribute-collection
Setting: Sierra Nevada
Period: 2002
288 pages · Paperback · Sierra Club Books