Robert Adams: An Old Forest Road

Photographs of an old forest road in Northwestern Oregon form a lyrical ode to nature and the act of walking.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Photographer Robert Adams (b. 1937) has published more than forty books of photographs, with the changing landscape of the American West as his primary subject. He lives and works in Astoria, Oregon. He is represented by the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco.

ABOUT THE BOOK:Landscape photography of a forest reserve near Adams’ home in Northerwestern Oregon.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: W.S. Merwin (b. 1927) is an American poet, with an interest in the Ecology and Buddhist philosophy. The book also features excerpts from the writings of Henry David Thereau, American essayist, poet, philosopher and naturalist.The book will appeal both to photography fans and those interested in nature, ecology and environmentalism.