California: Portrait of a State - Paperback

by David Muench (Author), Marc Muench (Photographer)

This book chronicles the great state of California through 100 powerful, evocative color photographs with scenes from north to south.

From the fruitful cornucopia of the Central Valley and the solitary ancient pillars of redwood old-growth forests; the soaring granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley and Death Valley's heat-blasted wastes; the sun-drenched meadows of the High Sierra and breathtaking sunsets and coastal mists. Master photographer David Muench and his son, David apply their decades of on-location photographic skills to the making of interpretive views embracing all aspects of the great state.

Author Biography

David Muench is a master professional photographer with more than 50 books, countless exhibits, magazine articles, and countless images that merely point to his life work in large-format photography which has become a benchmark in American landscape photography. David grew up and lived there for many years. He lives near Albuquerque, NM.

Marc Muench, David's son, has established his own right in the field of landscape photography. He has a number of book titles to his credit, and shares credits with his father in this Portrait series book. Marc lives near Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, Stephanie.