The Shepherd's View
Modern Photographs From an Ancient Landscape
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A breathtaking journey through the ancient way of life in the English Lake District, captured in stunning photographs and poetic prose.
From The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, The Shepherd's View is a poetic and artistic achievement that chronicles a deeply resonant way of living in our modern world. With over eighty full color photographs, James Rebanks brings the English Lake District into vivid focus: the lively sheep competitions of the spring, the sweeping pastures of the summer, beloved sheep dogs in the fall, and the harsh snows of winter.
This engaging and lively book is a celebration of a rural lifestyle still very much alive, where the past intertwines with the present. Rebanks' photography captures the breathtaking beauty of this remote place and the generations who have called it home. The Shepherd's View is a must-have for lovers of natural history, countryside photography, and the timeless allure of the English landscape.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Farmer and shepherd Rebanks (The Shepherd's Life) returns readers to the enduring traditions and daunting landscapes of England's Lake District, this time with a special emphasis on sight. A torrent of images, bare journal entries, and essayistic vignettes creates constant vistas of this place and its people. Readers follow Rebanks through memories of buying tups (rams), mastering the shepherding dialect, and learning about composition and light in photography from the paintings of Bruegel, Constable, Van Gogh, and Turner. Rebanks provides glimpses in photos and words of sheep sales and shepherd meets, the landscape's rarely depicted harshness, the shepherds' baking competition, and the Lake District's inhabitants their wisdom, clothes, and "wild kids." These photos demonstrate how the lifestyle and landscape shape people, how birds and shepherds cherish their freedom, and how pausing to gaze might unlock some crucial discovery. Rebanks invites readers to share his views, guided by his refreshing mischief, a seasoned respect for the place and people who shepherd, and a measured, genuine fondness for this life. B&w photos.
