Cuba
The Natural Beauty
Seiten
2006
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-2967-2 (ISBN)
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-2967-2 (ISBN)
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The Conference for the Caribbean and the Americas was held in Cuba, and the author was invited to photograph the mountains of Cuba for the conference. This work captures the beauty and majesty of Cuba's natural landscape, focusing on shape and light, and the horizon and the sky.
The United Nations declared the year 2002 as "The Year of the Mountains" and encouraged countries all over the world to have environmental conferences regarding the conservation of mountains. The Conference for the Caribbean and the Americas was held in Cuba, and Clyde Butcher was invited to photograph the mountains of Cuba for the conference. He spent three weeks photographing from the Sierra Maestra of the east coast to the mogote region of the west coast - rain forests, waterfalls, and cliffs that drop off into a perfect ocean. The beauty and majesty of Cuba's natural landscape are captured in his intimate compositions, their focus on shape and light, the horizon and the sky.
The United Nations declared the year 2002 as "The Year of the Mountains" and encouraged countries all over the world to have environmental conferences regarding the conservation of mountains. The Conference for the Caribbean and the Americas was held in Cuba, and Clyde Butcher was invited to photograph the mountains of Cuba for the conference. He spent three weeks photographing from the Sierra Maestra of the east coast to the mogote region of the west coast - rain forests, waterfalls, and cliffs that drop off into a perfect ocean. The beauty and majesty of Cuba's natural landscape are captured in his intimate compositions, their focus on shape and light, the horizon and the sky.
Clyde Butcher has recently been honored by the State of Florida with the highest award that can be given to a private citizen, the Artists Hall of Fame Award, for his photographic excellence. He has also received the Conservation Colleague Award from The Nature Conservancy, and the Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Conservation Award, given for excellence in photography and contributions to the public awareness of the environment. He was also chosen Person of the Week on the ABC Peter Jennings Evening News program, and has received the Heartland Community Service Award from the State of Florida.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.3.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 52 photos, 4 pages of trip photos |
| Verlagsort | Florida |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 241 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Reisen ► Bildbände ► Nord- / Mittelamerika | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8130-2967-8 / 0813029678 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8130-2967-2 / 9780813029672 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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