What makes nature photography so awe inspiring? Whenever I get a new National Geographic I first spend time studying all of the photos in great detail, from the smallest insect to the largest mountain I am most always captivated. Is it because a creature or place I have never seen or most likely even heard of is now in my living room? Getting to see the beauty of the mountain without facing any of the hardships and danger that would normally come with it is one reason I love photography. At Barnes and Nobel there are always books in the bargain section of nature pictures, these are my favorite kinds of books.
In the first series of pictures which I was delighted to discover in American Earth there is a photo of a man and his dog laying inside of a wedge he cut in a tree with two ladies standing next to him. It is a grand old tree, absolutely massive with lots of character in its bark. Looking at this picture makes me hope nobody ever finished cutting it down. It makes me want to go visit and see the splendor for myself, I think that pictures are a good way to get more people involved in the environmental movement as their so much more entertaining than words.
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