Path of Beauty - Tapa dura

Christopher Brown has spent the last forty years as a river guide hiking, rafting, and photographing the Grand Canyon. Avoiding the all-too-familiar rim views of the Canyon, Brown and his camera explore the remote and seldom-seen grottoes along the Colorado River. He returns from these trips with new and stunning images, including many never-before and rarely photographed views, to create transcendent, painterly prints of the wilderness. "Path of Beauty" is a refreshingly original trip to the Grand Canyon from a photographer who approaches the natural wonder as a giant art gallery full of undiscovered tableaux. The result of Brown's lifelong love affair with the Earth, this book includes seventy-four profoundly beautiful, full-color photographs, as well as reflective essays exploring the physical, emotional, and aesthetic aspects of life in the Canyon. Brown's work transcends literal description, evoking deep pleasure, and inviting introspection. With a vision both unique and compelling, he shows us a Canyon full of aesthetic delights that will please lovers of the wilderness, photography, and fine art alike.

Christopher Brown is an award-winning photographer and master printer who teaches photography and printmaking in Boulder, Colorado. His photographs, their unique interpretation of the natural landscape, as well as their attention to detail, color and composition, have earned him the respect of many in the photography community. His work is displayed in many private and public collections across the country, including the Denver Art Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Visit him online at www.ChrisBrownPhotography.com.