Chasing the Mountain Light: A Life Photographing Wild Places

Chasing the Mountain Light: A Life Photographing Wild Places

This highly regarded outdoor and landscape photographer shares his most stunning black-and-white images from around the globe, and his adventures in search of them. Childhood adventures in Australia inspired David Neilson to pursue as a career his twin loves of the mountain realm and photography. He has made multiple expeditions to South West Tasmania, Patagonia, and Antarctica and published critically acclaimed photographic books about each of these places; he has also carried his camera into the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan, and the Alps of Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. In this oversize volume, Neilson recounts his lifelong quest to capture the mountain light and encourage the preservation of wild places. His spectacular images of jagged peaks, massive glaciers, and hardy wildlife are reproduced as duotones of the highest quality. Seven vertical double-page images invite readers to turn the book sideways to immerse themselves in the mountain heights. Chasing the Mountain Light will delight all lovers of wild outdoor places. "A rich visual experience. . . Even though Neilson's images can take your breath away, it's the story that pulls them all together, mountain by mountain. There are both stunning mountainscapes and details of the wildlife he found living there that communicate a sense of place." ― Photo Corners David Neilson is an experienced mountaineer and rock climber as well as a wilderness photographer. Based in Australia, Neilson is the author and photographer of four previous books: South West Tasmania: A Land of the Wild, Wilsons Promontory: Coastal Wildness, Patagonia: Images of a Wild Land , and Southern Light: Images from Antarctica .