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978-0-9669876-0-7
0-9669876-0-8
8 1/2" x 10"
$29.95 hardcover
color photographs
Red Maple Press
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Modern man's search for
happiness is a constant struggle. We spend our lives accumulating wealth
and property. We build great cities and take pride in our technical
achievements, yet many feel there is something missing in their lives.
Some ancient cultures believed there is a powerful force that
accumulates in solitude, and that living in crowded cities dissipates
spiritual power.
During author Carl Galie's
three-year journey into the backswamps and forests of the Roanoke, he
began to understand the power of solitude. What began as a project to
photograph the Roanoke River Basin quickly became a personal journey of
self-discovery...a journey where Carl learned to enjoy the simple beauty
of a very complex natural world, finding uncommon beauty in the most
humble of places.
Designated one of the
"Last Great Places" by The Nature Conservancy, the Roanoke
River Basin contains the largest intact and least disturbed bottomland
hardwood, cypress, and tupelo ecosystem on the Atlantic coast of North
America.
Most of the images in Vision
Quest are intimate photographs of the subtle beauty found throughout
the river basin. The remoteness of the river has helped preserve the
area. Unfortunately, where man has easy access to the river, his
presence is felt. Carl has included some images of man's impact on the
land as a reminder to us that the studies and efforts of the many groups
working to preserve the Roanoke are doomed to failure unless we change
our attitudes. We must begin to look at the natural world differently,
not with our eyes, but with our hearts.
Carl's journey down the
Roanoke was a trip back in time, to a primordial wilderness that has
remained relatively unchanged, and should remain that way so all can
enjoy its wonders for generations to come.
about the author
Carl V. Galie, Jr., is a self-taught photographer whose work has
appeared in national publications such Outside, Ducks Unlimited,
and Outdoor & Travel Photography, as well as Sierra
Club, National Audubon Society, and BrownTrout Publishing calendars.
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