John P Schaefer

Gebundenes Buch

Desert Jewels

Cactus Flowers of the Southwest and Mexico

Beschreibung

Cactus flowers are jewels of the desert--they add brilliant pops of color to our arid surroundings. Renowned Tucson photographer John P. Schaefer brings the unexpected beauty of the cactus flower to each page of this exquisite work. Hundreds of close-up photographs of cactus flowers native to the U.S. Southwest and Mexico offer a visual feast of color and texture, nuance and light.

Autor

John P. Schaefer is president emeritus of the University of Arizona, where he had an active twenty-one-year career in teaching and research. A conservationist and avid birdwatcher, he helped organize the Tucson Audubon Society and found the Nature Conservancy in Arizona. In addition to his academic and conservation work, Dr. Schaefer is a skilled photographer. He is the author of several photography books, including A Desert Illuminated: Cactus Flowers of the Sonoran Desert. He and Ansel Adams founded the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in 1975.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Arizona Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 210mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 1057g
• ISBN-13: 9781941451120
• ISBN-10: 1941451128
• Artikelnr.: 64538891