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Summary: This page is to evaluate interest in a new photographic book about the US National Parks, that will draw its material from the pictures of the National Parks on this site. Please read a description of the book, and if it looks like you could be interested, answer the few questions of the survey. If you wish, we can inform you by email about the status of the book.

Book description

The 58 US National Parks contain an extraordinary variety of pristine natural environments, making them one of the most cherished, visited and photographed places in the world. So far, no book is beautiful and comprehensive enough to give them the treatment they deserve.

"The US National Parks, a photographic journey" answers this need, by featuring a large number of spectacular images in a lavishly presented large format art book (tentatively 400-600 color images, 300-400 pages, 12 inch x 11 inch horizontal). Impressions and information gathered by the photographer complement the illustrations, confering to the narration the irreplaceable personal voice of an artist who shares his experience and emotions of visiting those unique places. As possibly the only person to have photographed each of the 58 Parks with the fine detail of large format, Quang-Tuan Luong brings to this project a unique combination of intellect, photographic skills, outdoor experience, and personal vision.

The book consists of two sections. The first section features only captioned images. Readers gain a sense of place thanks to high quality images that give in-depth illustrations of each park, showing them more views, classical as well as unusual, than seen before in a single book. Detailed captions help them improve their understanding of the natural world. The beauty of the images inspires them to discover for themselves places out of the beaten track.

The second section, which consists of personal travel and photography notes, help visitors plan their visits. For each park, the photographer describes briefly his experience and impressions of the park, and then, in a concise and informative location guidekeyed to a map, provides hard-to-find recommendations on the most beautiful spots and the best times to be there.

Beautiful and informative, "The US National Parks, a photographic journey" manages to be at the same time an art book, a general guide that eloquently uses photography as its means of conveying the grandeur and variety of the parks, and a precise guide to photography in the most exceptional of natural environments.

Summer 2008 update

Thank you to the almost 2000 readers (so far) that expressed interest and provided feedback. Since I began the survey, I have been working on two other different books, so the National Parks books has been delayed. I have not moved past the preliminary phase yet. I am now aiming for publication either fall 2009 or fall 2010.

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