Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Award winning photographer takes you to amazing places; some you won't believe are NZ



Craig Potton has become one of New Zealand’s most distinguished landscape photographers, famous for his moody, often dramatic images that signal a deeply felt connection with the wild places of New Zealand. New Zealand’s Wild Places contains not only a selection of his iconic landscape images, but also some images taken while making his two highly successful TV series, ‘Rivers’ and ‘Wild Coasts’. Complementing the format of these programmes, New Zealand’s Wild Places has been structured thematically, with sections covering rivers and lakes, the coast, forests and mountains.

Craig rose to prominence as a photographer in the late 1980s, with a distinct and original view of the landscape of New Zealand. As a photographer with little interest in a sentimentalised view of the land, he pursued a less compromising and more muscular vision that sought to convey this country’s remarkable landscape in a real light. Craig was awarded the MNZM earlier this year for his photography and conservation work.
Rivers is currently screening on Sky TV’s Arts Channel - Saturdays at 7.35pm

New Zealand’s Wild Places
Hardback with dust-jacket, colour photographs throughout
Standard $39.99                  220 x 258 mm, 144 pp              ISBN: 9781877517938

Pocket $19.99                      145 x 170 mm, 144 pp              ISBN: 9781927213018
Craig Potton Publishing

This truly beautiful book is a bargain at these amazing prices.

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