"Ian Shive goes beyond the usual nature images that we have seen all too often. Looking at his work makes you feel like you are seeing the world with fresh eyes."
--Rob Sheppard, editor at large, "Outdoor Photographer"
"This amazing collection of images is a great reminder that the concept of protecting natural treasures in national parks was born in America and is, to this day, our most noble export."
--Cristina Mittermeier, executive director, International League of Conservation Photographers
"Ian Shive clearly is enamored of the American landscape.Every image resonates with some ancient narrative, yet remains as lucid as morning light on a mountain meadow. His book is a stunning celebration of our true national treasure, the national parks."
--Wade Davis, author of "One River, Light at the Edge of the World,
and Grand Canyon: River at Risk"
Ian Shive goes beyond the usual nature images that we have seen all too often. Looking at his work makes you feel like you are seeing the world with fresh eyes.
Rob Sheppard, editor at large, "Outdoor Photographer"
This amazing collection of images is a great reminder that the concept of protecting natural treasures in national parks was born in America and is, to this day, our most noble export.
Cristina Mittermeier, executive director, International League of Conservation Photographers
Ian Shive clearly is enamored of the American landscape.Every image resonates with some ancient narrative, yet remains as lucid as morning light on a mountain meadow. His book is a stunning celebration of our true national treasure, the national parks.
Wade Davis, author of "One River, Light at the Edge of the World,
and Grand Canyon: River at Risk""
Ian Shive is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and at the age of 30, one of the youngest professional member photographers in the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). A former marketing executive at Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures, Shive has now dedicated himself to his work with leading non-profits like The Nature Conservancy and the NPCA. Shive is a frequent contributor to "Popular Photography & Imagine" magazine, the world s largest photography publication, and is the co-founder of Aurora Novus, which specializes in bringing journalists' stories into that filmmaking world via new media films for the web. Shive s work has appeared in "TIME," "U.S. News & World Report," "Los Angeles Times," "San Francisco Chronicle," "Outside Magazine," "National Geographic," "Popular Science," and "Monde de la Photographie."
Tom Kiernan joined NPCA as president in January 1998 for what has become his dream job: Heading up an independent organization that defends and protects America s national parks. Previously, Tom served as president of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He was a senior-level official in the Environmental Protection Agency s Office of Air and Radiation, where he won the Gold Medal for his role in achieving consensus with businesses and environmentalists on a pollution-control project at Grand Canyon National Park. He has also held positions with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Arthur Andersen & Company.
Tom is the co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center in Colorado, and as an avid kayaker has tested the white waters throughout the United States and Africa, achieving top-ten ranking in the U.S. in slalom kayaking.
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