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MOUNTAIN LIGHT Galen Rowell 1986 1st edition Large Format Hardcover DJ Fine SIGNED by Galen Rowell 2 copies available
By Rowell, Galen
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San Francisco, Sierra Club, 1986, 1st edition. 224 pp, 100+ photos. Large Format Hardcover, Dust Jacket and Book are both in Very Fine condition.  Other than the author's signature, there is no writing in the book or other flaws, and the dust jacket has no wear and is not price clipped. The Dust Jacket is protected by a removable clear Brodart plastic book cover. The Dust Jacket and the Book are in Fine or even New condition.

One copy is SIGNED ''To Lorraine with best regards Galen Rowell.'' on the title page
This copy is SIGNED ''To Paul Galen Rowell''  on the title page. 



Galen Rowell and I used to sell his books to each other. Sometimes I would get a good deal on his books, and sometimes he would. He was also always very generous about Signing books for our bookshop. In 1986 he Signed 100 copies of this book Mountain Light for us, and we sold every one. 

Later in 1987 we met and I told him, bragged really, how we sold all 100 books he signed for us. He asked me if I had heard of the Nature Company. I didn't know much. He said they also carried Mountain Light, and that Christmas they had sold 8,000 copies! What is more, Galen signed every copy! I felt embarrassed. 

As time passes, we will be finding those 8000 signed copies of Mountain Light, and make them available to our customers. 

In 2001 he moved his Mountain Light Photo Gallery from Berkeley to Bishop California. It was a good business move. He was selling a lot of books as well as his photos, posters, calendars, etc. He wanted to get more copies of his out of print books to sell in the Gallery, and he turned to me to help with that. At that time I had about 50 copies of his earlier books that he had not signed yet, so I sold them all to him at about $10 each, which is approximately what I had paid for them. 

I knew I could easily get more copies of his books and that he would sign them eventually. So when he died suddenly in 2002 in a plane crash in Bishop I realized that those 50 books would have been worth a lot if I had him sign them rather than sell them to him so cheaply. But he scratched my back a lot so I scratched his. He was only 62, just 4 years older than me.

Later I met a climber who lived in Berkeley who told me that he and Galen had both been in the same Kindergarten class in 1945. I asked ''What was he like then?'' He floored me with his answer, "The same. He was a know-it-all even then!"

This is Galen's best book on his craft of taking photographs. Mountain Light presents Galen Rowell's personal photographic ethic in inspiring and informative text and a stunning collection of eighty of his finest images. The photographs, with explanations of their making, are arranged in eight exhibits according to visual themes, which reflect Rowell's fascination with the infinitely varying qualities of light to be found in mountain landscapes.

The special 'magic hour' at dawn and dusk, backlight, soft light, sundown to sunset, light against light, artist's light, placing figures in a landscape, and unexpected convergences of light and form are exemplified in the superb images and lively descriptions of how these images came about. Together with text chapters covering his development as a photographer, philosophy of picture taking, and the techniques and methods guiding his work, these exhibits demonstrate how Rowell creates 'dynamic landscapes' - photographs that combine his special vision with extraordinary natural events.

In the main text Rowell chronicles his personal growth as a photographer. 'My interest in photography did not begin with books or mentors,' he writes, 'or with any burning desire to see the world through a camera. It evolved from an intense devotion to mountains and wilderness that eventually shaped all the parts of my life and brought them together.'

Rowell recounts his early climbing exploits and how he discovered in photography a way to preserve and share scenes of the natural world that had touched his soul. He discusses the role of personal style in capturing exceptional images and, in an era of increasingly high-tech media, affirms his dedication to preserving still photography as an art form that respects the integrity of the natural world.

Rowell's philosophy is further amplified with practical information of special interest to photography enthusiasts. He discusses how film and the human eye see differently and shares insights on content and composition; working with outdoor optical phenomena and the control of natural light; how equipment, assignment, and adventure come together in the field; and the role of 'luck' in achieving dynamic photographs.

But, above all, it is the photographic exhibits that demonstrate the uniqueness of Rowell's vision. Though their subjects and locales vary widely, these images all possess singular, fanciful qualities that render them more expressive of the photographer's aesthetic intentions than of mere subject matter. In Mountain Light Galen Rowell takes us on a revealing journey-from the photographer's mind and eye to the instant the camera's shutter is released-in search of the dynamic landscape.

From Publishers Weekly:
The viewer's first reaction to these photographs (part of a traveling exhibit) is awe; they are sheer magic. Rowell, author of In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods and Mountains of the Middle Kingdom, is perhaps the leading photojournalist of our time; he is arguably the foremost wilderness photographer. The text is partly autobiographical but focuses on Rowell's perception of photography as art and his technique of taking pictures. 

Accompanying each photograph of mountains in China, California, Alaska, Pakistan, Tibet, etc., is a brief essay describing how it was composed and shot (including technical data). This is a gem, the perfect gift for camera buffs, nature lovers, virtually anybody. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:
Galen Rowell was preeminent among photographers of mountains. His creations carry extraordinary visual impact: the affinity for light that marks his personal vision is supported by superb technical achievement. His abilities as a climber have allowed access to some of the world's most remote landscapes. This book presents 80 of Rowell's favorite photographs, grouped according to instructive similarities. Accompanying descriptions cover not only technical data but the circumstances which surrounded the making of the image. The quality of reproduction is in keeping with the high Sierra Club standards.

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