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Independent Publisher Book Award ("IPPY") - Coffee Table Books Gold MedalIBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards - Arts and Photography Gold MedalNautilus Book Awards - Photography and Arts Silver WinnerNational Indie Excellence Awards - Photography WinnerPubWest Design Awards - Photography Gold WinnerForeword INDIES Book of the Year - Nature Gold Winner, Travel Silver Winner"The centennial of the National Park Service has been the occasion of ... many books. The most glorious of these is TREASURED LANDS . . . No one has captured the vast beauty of America's landscape as comprehensively." - Dominique Browning, The New York Times"Treasured Lands is the culmination of a multi-decade effort that showcases the national parks in all their natural splendor and diversity. The work serves as a memorable statement of the importance and value of protecting the parks and an inspiring invitation." - Will Shafroth, President, National Park Foundation "The book not only serves as a marvelous example of what this talented photographer has accomplished after many years exploring some of the most beautiful places in America, but it also acts as a guide for his fellow photographers who may want to travel to the parks too. It's a must-have for fans of landscape photography in particular and lovers of the National Parks in general."  William Sawalich, Outdoor Photographer"QT Luong has produced the definitive volume of images of all 59 national parks." - Audrey Peterman, Huffington Post"Treasured Lands is the single-most monumental literary achievement during a year that brimmed with words and pictures dedicated to the centennial of the National Park Service . . . To be sure, it is a visual feast. But it's much more than that, because of its geographic completeness and the attention to detail that only someone who has lived and breathed the parks for a long time could provide . . . Luong's work stands out on the crowded shelves of national park tomes because of the generosity not just of his vision but of his accumulated wisdom." - Glenn Nelson, High Country News "If you're a fan of our National Parks and want the best book about them yet to be published, I recommend you beat a path to your bookstore and buy it." - Jim Barnes, Independent Publisher Magazine"A unique treat . . .  Luong's shots are so luminous that you'll likely be booking a trip soon." - Alice Cary, BookPage"An inherently fascinating and consistently compelling volume of superbly produced and presented images. This is one of those rare photographic collections that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself is finished and set back upon the shelf." - James Cox, Midwest Book Review "Luong shares with us something vastly more than his vision, which is beautiful and uncontrived, and his knowledge, which is considerable; he shares with us hope." - David DuChemin, Craft & Vision"The book I would have loved to have when I was dreaming of visiting America's National Parks. Part travel guide and part inspirational photographic opus, it is a complete, yet concise resource to all the parks.  I'm enthusiastically recommending Treasured Lands, a seminal and immensely useful book." - Laurent Martres, PhotoTripUSA Publishing"Treasured Lands is a book that celebrates the National Park Service centennial, but it goes much beyond that anniversary. It captures the 59 "national parks" in their various moods in all seasons of the year, and is certain to lead you to add mightily to your to-do list in the parks." - Kurt Repanshek, National Park Traveler
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From the Author
Exploring the national parks has brought me much joy, and the act of photography was an extension of that love, a desire to share with you in a tangible way the elation that comes with being in such special places, so that you can experience the same joy. I measure its success by how much these photographs inspire you to visit the places for yourself, for the happiness they will bring through a deep connection with nature, and because the experience is likely to transform you into an advocate for conservation. My hope is that this book will not only inspire you to go out and discover new places but also provide you with enough information for you to stand at the places where the photographs originated.Â
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Product details
Hardcover: 456 pages
Publisher: Cameron Books (October 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1944903003
ISBN-13: 978-1944903008
Product Dimensions:
10 x 1.8 x 12.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.9 out of 5 stars
140 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#108,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I wrote a review of “Treasured Lands†and then decided that I had been so long-winded that almost nobody would have the patience to read it all. Accordingly, I decided to submit both a Short Version and a Long Version of my review – and even the Long Version has been cut almost in half. FWIW, Amazon delivered my copy only a few days ago, so there is undoubtedly much more that I have yet to discover.The Short Version: STUNNING – BUY IT! Buy a copy for yourself and buy copies as gifts!The Long Version: This is a stunning book. “Treasured Lands†is not just a stunning book of photographs of scenery within our National Parks; it is a book that I find stunning from every aspect from which I have looked at it.The photography is excellent, and the author has spent a large part of his adult life taking superb photos in every single National Park of the United States. Here you will find images of sweeping scenery and of intimate locations that you might walk past if you were not paying attention. Here you will find images from locations in parks like Yellowstone that are on the bucket lists of many, many people, and images from locations like the National Park of American Samoa that distance means most of us will never visit. Here you will find images from iconic locations within familiar parks, and images from almost unknown jewel-like scenes within the same parks.But “Treasured Lands†is much more than that. The author has provided maps to help you find the locations within the parks from which the photos were taken, and descriptions of how to get to those locations. Many photos talk about the time of day that was needed to capture the image. None of this is unique, and I have books of excellent photos from places like Yosemite that do the same thing in even greater depth – for THAT specific park. But none of those books have done the same thing for *every single National Park in the United States*! This book is 457 pages long, which allows the author to cover the parks in greater depth than any of the other multi-park books that I have seen.But all of this still does not begin to do justice to “Treasured Landsâ€. The text that accompanies the photos also provides the reader with a rich experience in other regards. If you want to know more about a given park, information is there - in clear and useful text. With text that ranges from the eco-system of Olympia to the geology of Bryce, you will end up with no excuse for saying, “I’m not sure if I will find anything interesting other than pretty scenery if I go to that particular parkâ€.Another area that I found stunning was the sheer value of the book. I have other books of landscape and other photography that are a fraction the size of “Treasured Landsâ€, for which I paid comparable prices – or more – and felt were good value. The content is superb, and the production values of the book are excellent. FWIW, I am putting my money where my mouth is – I have already ordered three additional copies from the author – all autographed.My comments above probably make me sound like one of the “fanboys†about which snide remarks are frequently made on the web these days. I am 76 years old (and a fan of the National Parks), so I don’t think that any form of the word “boy†other than “old†is applicable to me. However, I will add that when I look at the glowing endorsement on the book cover that Ken Burns has given QT Luong and “Treasured Landsâ€, I feel comfortable in believing that my opinion still has validity.
I have more than a dozen photography books that focus on America's National Parks, and this book is far and away the best photography book ever published about America's National Parks. Starting with the photographs themselves, they are simply amazing! I really appreciate that Mr. Luong included a description of the location where each photograph was taken and added tips about what time of day other photographers should be at those locations to capture similar photographs (although I doubt many could even come close to Mr. Luong's photographs). The book itself is high quality; high quality paper, strong binding; and very large, beautiful color prints. Lastly the price. I can't believe the price was only $40. I would have paid triple the price to add this book to my collection. Bottom line: whether you love America's National Parks or just love landscape photography, you must have this book. If you're planning a trip to any National Park and you plan to take a camera, you should definitely have this book. I will use it before every National Park trip.
Quite frankly, this is the finest comprehensive photographic essay on the national parks that I've seen thus far. This book puts National Geographic efforts to shame! 455 pages of pure bliss. The photography is magnificent, and the quality of the printing does full justice to the pictures. But Mr. Luong takes it one step further; he provides us with a map of each national park, and then cross references full descriptions of EACH photograph with locations on the park map! And he does this for every national park in the United States. I am just thrilled to have come across this book, and very proud to have it in my collection of fine art photography books. Life is grand.
Short version: As someone who loves the National Parks, and loves photography, I find this book stunning and inspiring. Easily the best National Park photography book that I've seen (and I've seen quite a few).Long version: This is a 450-page book containing about 500 photographs selected from an individual photographer's work for two decades in all 59 U.S. National Parks. There are also brief notes about each Park, plus brief but useful details aimed specifically at photographers: some of the author's favorite photgraphy spots, details about where each photograph was taken and at what time of day, and a discussion of each Park's seasons from a photographic standpoint, among others. The author (QT Luong) is the first person to have photographed all 59 of America's National Parks using a large-format camera. He did so traveling mostly alone, self-funded, and with the same kind of access to the Parks as any regular visitor. The book is a declaration of love for the Parks (using images instead of big words), a photographic travel essay, and an inspiration for readers to go see these magnificent places for themselves (and bring their cameras).Just to clarify, this is not (and makes no attempt to be) a guidebook or a photography manual.Brief disclosure: I've never met QT Luong, and have no vested interest whatsoever in this book. I bought the book (at the regular amazon price) because I had followed and appreciated the author's photography website, terragalleria.com, for many years. I was also fascinated by Ken Burns' epic 12-hour documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea", which featured QT Luong as one of its few living characters. I work in a field unrelated to photography or to the National Parks, but I love the Parks, visit them whenever I can, and I am an avid amateur photographer.Below are a few pros and cons to consider if you're undecided about this book.Pros:1. The vast majority of the book's approximately 500 photographs are stunning. The few that are not outright stunning are still very, very good.2. It is clear that a lot of attention went not only into the choice of photographs, but also in the way they are arranged on the page, so that photographs presented together are thematically coherent and their combination is aesthetically pleasing.3. The book covers all 59 (as of 2016) U.S. National Parks.4. The writing is measured, modest and to the point.5. There is sufficient information about each photograph to inspire and even help prospective National Park visitors who are interested in photography, but without unnecessary technical details.6. Last, but not least, the book looks and feels really well made. The paper is thick and glossy, with virtually the same quality as dedicated brand-name photo paper, including great detail and colors. The binding seems solid (but I've handled the book gently; not sure how well it would take abuse). The dust jacket is thick, has a premium feel (including embossed lettering) and folds back on itself along the upper and lower edges of the book, which I think makes it more resistant to tears/wrinkles (though I have not purposely tested this).The following may be viewed as Cons by some, but in my opinion are not:1. The balance between images and text in this book may not please everyone, but in my opinion it is just right. For each Park there is one introductory page (text + photo), 3 to 7 pages of pure photography (1 to 4 photos per page and no text at all, except for the page numbers), and 2 to 3 pages of information (including thumbnails of all photographs in the preceding section, with information about each, and a few additional photos).2. The book includes very little technical detail about the photographs. The author may mention use of a wide or telephoto lens, but almost never other shooting parameters or exact model of lens, camera, or film (yes, film). For most photographs, it is also not clear whether they were taken using a large-format camera, 35 mm film camera, or digital camera. I personally see this as a good thing.3. Some people may decry the lack of GPS/geotagging information, but let's not forget that this book is the result of two decades of work, and geotagging nature photographs is a relatively recent concept. For each Park, the book does include a map with drop pins showing approximately where each photograph was taken. The map is small and not very detailed, but if one combines the map with the text description, then the location of each photograph becomes quite clear (in most cases).4. The book is made in China, but in all likelihood this is part of the reason why you can buy an excellent-quality, 7 pound, >450 page photography book for less than $40.Cons (I'm being really picky here):1. For each Park, the book lists year established, surface area in square miles, rank in size, annual number of visits, and rank in popularity. I think the details about visitation could have been ommitted. This book is timeless- why include information that will be outdated in a few years?2. For the number of visits, a small footnote on page 22 clarifies that the numbers shown are "the average of recreational visits recorded by the National Park Service for each Park over the decade 2005–2014". I'm not sure how many people will see that footnote. Without it, it is really strange to read, for instance, that the annual number of visits to Yosemite is 3,649,924. There's a level of detail in that number that I find frankly uninformative, and even distracting. I think some rounding algorithm would have helped (e.g. anual number of visits in Yosemite ~3,650,000). Of course, the rounding algorithm would have had to be adapted to the Park's popularity, with less rounding for less visited Parks.3. The maps are not graphically consistent across all Parks.
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