Galen Rowell

Galen Rowell was the archetypal adventure photographer, his iconic images published in leading magazines and scores of books, exhibited in major galleries, and cherished by fans ranging from the Dalai Lama to news anchor Tom Brokaw. When he and his wife and business partner, Barbara Cushman Rowell, perished in a small plane crash in 2002, he had just completed a landmark assignment for National Geographic and had begun making stunning new images of his favorite old haunts in the Sierra Nevada. Fortunately for us, his productivity was immense and his photographs meticulously archived, making possible this first and only comprehensive retrospective of his work. This retrospective includes more than 175 images representing all phases and dimensions of Rowell's singular career, chosen by the editors with whom he worked most closely, overseen by his family and studio colleagues, and reproduced to the highest standards of lithography from digital masters of his 35mm frames. Complementing and illuminating the pictures are essays and commentaries by Rowell's friends and associates from the worlds of mountaineering, conservation, photography, and publishing, along with an in-depth biographical introduction by Robert Roper and an appreciation of his work by photography critic Andy Grundberg.

ISBN 1578051150   DEWEY 779.3092 ISBN13 9781578051151 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC22 Publisher Sierra Club Books   Pages 288 Imprint Sierra Club Books   Volumes 1 Format Hardback   Weight (grammes) 2371 Publication date 01 Sep 2006   Published in San Francisco Photographer Rowell, Galen   Height (mm) 337 Writer of foreword Tom Brokaw   Width (mm) 267 Writer of introduction Robert Roper   Spine width (mm) 31 Library of Congress 2006042319   Academic level General

		Sierra son by Robert Roper		25
		Galen Rowell, light traveler by Andy Grundberg		47
		The mountain photographer		53
		Essay : climber with a camera by Doug Robinson
		Expedition chronicles		81
		Essay : photography as a state of grace by Jon Beckmann
		Conserving the wild		115
		Essay : saving the last strongholds by George B. Schaller
		The Asian kingdoms		151
		Essay : explorer and advocate by John Ackerly
		To the ends of the Earth		183
		Essay : icon of adventure photography by Conrad Anker
		Coming home		217
		Essay : bay trails and mountain light by Justin Black and Dean Stevens		217
		The visionary landscape		249
		Essay : transcending nature by Frans Lanting
		Galen Rowell's technique and equipment		281

"Galen Rowell [had] a wonderful combination of qualities - eye, energy, intelligence, sensitivity, courage both physical and moral, and above all, heart. Very seldom have I experienced so clearly defined the connection between the artist and what he sees, feels, and does with the work itself." - Robert Redford"

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