The Traveler: An American Odyssey in the HimalayasThis loving memorial to Swift is a moving photographic portrait of Himalayan life, a testimonial to a generation of trekkers and the questing spirit that motivated them. Hansen offers a sage perspective on Swift's adventuring career, placing it in the globe-shrinking change of the last 20 years. 56 color photos. |
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Page 100
... Hugh's style . Details about the focal length of Hugh's lenses or the f - stops and shutter speeds at which he recorded his travels would tell little about Hugh the photographer . It is more useful to know that the camera was as ...
... Hugh's style . Details about the focal length of Hugh's lenses or the f - stops and shutter speeds at which he recorded his travels would tell little about Hugh the photographer . It is more useful to know that the camera was as ...
Page 101
... Hugh's warmth and his quirky and endearing vision . There was a quiet , considerate deliberateness to Hugh's way of photographing . The tedious procedure of bringing the camera out of his day- pack or the folds of his down coat , then ...
... Hugh's warmth and his quirky and endearing vision . There was a quiet , considerate deliberateness to Hugh's way of photographing . The tedious procedure of bringing the camera out of his day- pack or the folds of his down coat , then ...
Page 102
... Hugh's slides awaited me . These were Hugh's images from twenty - five years of travel . Each carton held eight three- ring binders filled with thirty to forty slide sheets . Most of the slides from the last two years had been sleeved ...
... Hugh's slides awaited me . These were Hugh's images from twenty - five years of travel . Each carton held eight three- ring binders filled with thirty to forty slide sheets . Most of the slides from the last two years had been sleeved ...
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