On Puget Sound
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Photography & Video
On Puget Sound Details
Review Art Wolfe photographs are a "superb evocation of some of the most breathtaking spectacles in the world." — Sir David Attenborough Read more About the Author Art Wolfe is also the author of Seven Summits, The Elements, Edge of the Earth/Corner of the Sky, The Living Wild, and Pacific Northwest. He and Philip Kramer live in Seattle. William Dietrich lives in Anacortes, WA. Read more
Reviews
This is a very nice book, even though I was hoping for something more. The pictures are fantastic, and even though I've lived next to Puget Sound for most of my life, half the images were of things I've never seen. The text makes a good case for people to care about protecting Puget Sound. I hope that many people read it and are inspired to take the bus or use a push mower more often to help protect this fragile ecosystem.How would I have improved this book? A larger format with larger pictures would have been nice. Its size of 10" x 7" seems targeted at tourists at the Pike Place Market who are looking for a souvenir. That's fine, but I would have enjoyed some of the panoramic shots in a larger format. Also, much of the prose is a bit too purple for my taste. I gather it is intended to be inspirational. Where the text does finally provide some information, I would have appreciated more detail on subjects such as which species are endangered, what is being done to rebuild the salmon runs, and how development in the upper regions of the watersheds affects the health of the Sound.It's a start, though.
