Product Description

Following the success of Scotland's Coast, acclaimed landscape photographer Joe Cornish has trained his lens on another outstanding feature of the country for which he holds so much affection - its mountains. He sets out to capture the unique character of each range, from the soaring peaks of the Southern Highlands in the south to the fortress-like Torridonian and Assynt hills in the far north; from the Cuillin of Skye, almost Alpine in character, in the west, to the lofty Cairngorms, with their windswept plateaus and jewel-like ice formations, to the east. With a brilliant eye for a picture and a masterly use of light, Joe depicts not only the peaks and ridges, the cliffs and buttresses of each mountain range, but the corresponding valleys and glens, and the deep lochs, fast-flowing burns and spectacular waterfalls that are as integral to the landscape as the mountains themselves. Accompanying the portfolios of images are Joe's fascinating accounts of his experiences in each region. He describes the physical and creative challenges he faced in order to capture the images and his reflections on the remarkable landscapes and features he encountered. The result is one of the most acutely observed, engaging and inspirational portraits of Scotland's mountains ever published. It will delight not only Joe Cornish's numerous admirers but anyone who is drawn to this most magical of landscapes. Joe Cornish is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest contemporary landscape photographers. He has lectured and exhibited in Britain and overseas and written a number of successful books, including Scotland's Coast, published by Aurum, and First Light, published under the Aurum imprint Argentum. He has co-authored two other titles for Argentum: Working the Light and Developing Vision and Style.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1244 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

Inspired, inspiring and simply stunning
If you have read and admired and been inspired by other books by Joe Cornish, this book will not disappoint you on any level. His writing engages you, for example in "As the afterglow became night I reached the bothy, utterly exhausted, with few photographs made in spite of my labours." But he was still driven to make a wonderful picture by the light from a tea-light candle! The pictures are presented as a series of portfolios. The pictures - in both colour and b&w show a masterly use of light and lack of light; inspired composition which shuns the rule of thirds. This is the work of an artist on top of his game. If you aspire to be a landscape photographer or simply enjoy looking at outstanding photographs, this is simply an unmissable book.

A Milestone Work in British Landscape Photography
Joe Cornish is widely, and justifiably, regarded as the best landscape photographer in the UK. First Light, Joe's first book, was a collection of stunning images that had huge instant impact and motivated a cavalcade of photographers to seek out the locations therein. With Scotland's Mountains, Joe may have thwarted all but the most committed photographers by travelling long distances with 40lbs of large format photographic equipment. However, although some pictures within this book are instantly rewarding, the majority have a beauty that is rewarded through repeated viewings. I find myself returning to this book again and again, finding more in each picture on every visit. This is why I regard Scotland's Mountains as Joe's greatest work to date, and by logical conclusion, the most rewarding British landscape photography book. Buy it and keep it near.

Scotlands Mountains
Yet again a masterful piece of work from the master.
Those who are admirers of Joe's work will not be disappointed, and those looking for inspiration,need look no further.
What i find even more inspiring about Joe's latest work is his narration on his expolits.
Highly Recommended.