Scotland's Finest Landscapes The Collector's Edition: 25 Years

by Prior, Colin

• ISBN13: 9781472111166
• ISBN10: 1472111168
• Edition: Limited
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-04-14
• Publisher: Constable & Robinson

Summary

Colin Prior is one of the finest landscape photographers in the world and one who knows the Scottish wilderness like no other. Going to extremes in order to capture the most magical qualities of a landscape, his patience and masterful eye for natural beauty have produced extraordinary images over a remarkable career.

This large format collector's edition, with a foreword by Sir Chris Bonington, is presented in a large landscape-format cloth-covered hardback in a slipcase, making it a perfect gift. The book showcases the very finest panoramas over that long career and combines them with his greatest new, unpublished images to present a beautifully-curated exhibition of work. Arranged by region and complete with maps that pinpoint the locations of every shot and chart their sweep for armchair travellers, photographers and anyone keen to appreciate these special views in person, this is a work of breathtaking beauty.

Author Biography

Colin Prior is known as one of the UK?s most respected photographers. Born in Glasgow, his proximity to the Scottish Highlands shaped his passion for the outdoors and fostered his interest in photography. His photographs capture sublime moments of light and land, which are the result of meticulous planning and preparation and often take years to achieve. Prior is a photographer who seeks out patterns in the landscape and the hidden links between reality and the imagination.
Colin currently lives in Glasgow where he runs his own publishing business and works on a variety of corporate commissions. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers.