© Clay Bolt
Like most people, I like to kick off the New Year with a fresh burst of inspiration. My January ritual involves purchasing as many books as possible followed by spending the remainder of my winter mentally running from the Montana cold across pages that take me into warm tropical forests, the minds of the world’s greatest artists, and (hopefully) to a better understanding of the craft of photography. Since I’m too busy reading right now to write a very long president’s letter, I thought I’d share some of my favorite books with you instead. Watch for this post on NANPA’s Facebook page, and share your own favorite reads with the NANPA community.
May 2017 become a year of inspiration and adventure for us all.
Kind Regards,
Clay Bolt
Photo Inspiration:
Relics: Travels in Nature’s Time Machine and The Smaller Majority by Piotr Naskreski
Au fil des Songes by Vincent Munier
Great Plains: America’s Lingering Wild by Michael Forsberg
Jungles by Frans Lanting
Continental Divide: Wildlife, People, and the Border Wall by Krista Schlyer
Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions by Mark Moffett
On this Earth: Photos from East Africa by Nick Brandt
Tigers Forever: Saving the World’s Most Endangered Cat by Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup
Photo Techniques and Theory:
The Tao of Photography: Seeing Beyond Seeing by Philippe L. Gross and S.I. Shapiro
Digital Close-Up Photography Q&A: Great Tips and Hints from a Top Pro by Paul Harcourt Davies
The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light from Small Flashes by Joe McNally
The Art of the Photograph: Essential Habits for Stronger Compositions by Art Wolfe and Rob Sheppard
Thoughts on Nature and Tales of Adventure:
Wilderness World of John Muir by John Muir and Edwin Way Teale
The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold
Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
The Peregrine by J.A. Baker
The Fly Trap by Fredrik Sjöberg
River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan
Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane
Best Wishes,
Clay Bolt
