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Looking for that perfect Father’s Day Gift?

 

 

Does your dad like history, the outdoors, our national parks, music, photography? Then we have the perfect gift! Quiet Light Publishing specializes in fine photography books. Choose anyone of our books and you’ll receive 25% off the price!  

We have a book The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes for those interested in history and nature. Richard Mack travelled the trail at the same time of year as the expedition did in order to bring to life the images of the trail as the expedition would have seen them in the 1800’s. This book has won 7 book awards including a Silver Medal in the International Photography Awards for Best Nature Book. 

Want to give him a travel idea? How about a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Richard’s second book was a collection of images taken over his thirty years of travelling to the park. Our most visited national park, this book has also won a half dozen awards including a Gold Medal from the Association of Partners for Public Lands 2011, Non-Partner Published Works. And just last week was recognized by the International Book Awards with yet another Gold Medal for Best Nature Photography Book. Why wouldn’t dad love this? 

And if that weren’t enough we have Steve Azzato’s book, Their Love of Music, which captures 117 different musicians in an intimate portrait before they took to the stage with each portrait paired with one simple quote on why the artist loves playing night after night. This is a must have for any lover of photography or music or both! And yes this book to has won a few awards recently with the International Book Awards bestowing a Gold Medal for Best Photography Book – People. It also just last week won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Cover Design.

Already have these three books? No problem, check out our website for prints, note cards and posters. Surely you can find something deserving for your father! Don’t wait to long though as we ship FedEx Ground and it may take a few days…we do offer overnight shipping but as you can guess that is more you’ll have to spend on dad! Go ahead click on the shopping cart above and enjoy shopping! 

Cheers,
Quiet Light Publishing

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Ben Franklin Awards – Their Love of Music wins!

The Independent Book Publishers Association announced the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards Tuesday night on the eve of the BookExpo in New York City. Stephen Azzato’s book Their Love of Music won for Best Cover Design – Large Format Books. The Ben Franklin Awards are some of the most prestigious awards in publishing, especially for the independent publishers. The Independent Book Publishers Association is the largest association representing independent publishers.

 

This marks the second year in a row which Quiet Light Publishing has won this award. In 2010 we won for Richard Mack’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Thirty Years of American Landscapes in the same category. This is our 4th Ben Franklin Book Award as The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes book was a 2006 Silver Medalist for Best Coffee Table Book and for Best Nature Book.  

Congratulations to Stephen Azzato and to our designer Rich Nickel of Rich Nickel Design!

 

Remember – You can purchase all three books at your favorite bookseller or online at the Quiet Light Publishing website and each book will be autographed by the photographer!

 

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QLP Wins 2 International Book Awards!

 

The International Book Awards were announced today and we are very proud to be able to tell you that Quiet Light Publishing garnered two awards.

The International Book Awards received thousands of entries in over 140 categories. This year books were submitted from 11 different countries.

Their Love of Music by Stephen Azzato (ISBN 9780975395431) was named the Winner in the Photography: People category.

Steve Azzato has captured the essence of the creative spirit in the faces and words of the musicians themselves. Featuring portraits of one-hundred seventeen artists, the book takes a slightly different approach to music photography than typically seen. Steve was able to sit with a wide range of musicians and explore what drew them to their art.

 Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Thirty Years of American Landscapes by Richard Mack (ISBN 9780975395424) was named the Winner for Photography: Nature.

What began as a camping excursion for a “20 something” photographer, has culminated into a 245 image book sweeping the array of seasons at this our most visited national park.  From its lush dew laden prairie grass near Cades Cove to sunset from Morton Overlook after a late winter snowfall on Clingmans Dome, Richard’s photos capture this pristine treasure of 2 million acres spanning from Tennessee to North Carolina.

We are honored to have been selected winners for these two great books! Of course you can purchase any of our books from your favorite bookseller or get yours signed by the photographers by purchasing them through Quiet Light Publishing.

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Association of Partners for Public Lands awards…

Great Smoky Mountains National Park book

 

Quiet Light Publishing is pleased to announce another award for Richard Mack’s book Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Thirty Years of American Landscapes.

Last week the Association of Partners for Public Lands, which includes each National Park, National Forest Service, Fish & Game and many Historic Societies, announced the winners of the 2011 Media and Partnership Awards in Dallas. The awards highlight the new ways these organizations incorporate multi-media technology, partnerships, sustainability and education to expand the outreach to public lands visitors and enthusiasts. As stated in the release for the awards, “This year’s products and programs reflect the diversity of these special places, as well as the variety of visitors who come to know and love them. These efforts to engage the public help enable visitors to understand appreciate and care for America’s public lands.” 

Richard’s book Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Thirty Years of American Landscapes won in the category of Non-Partner Published works. This covers books from every national park released over the last two years. Here is what the judges had to say about the book, “What a great value for the price, a beautifully crafted book. This is a testament of dedication by those who saw the visions and made it happen.” 

In a recent article in the Chicago Suntimes, Steve Kemp, who wrote the Foreword and chapter introductions said of Richard’s work, “Richard has sensitivity for light that’s pretty rare. He can coax a richness out of landscapes and low light conditions that you don’t see other photographers experiment with. His photographs have an emotional depth that is superior to a lot of other work. It’s the best large format photography book we’ve ever been able to offer our visitors.”  

We also want to congratulate Steve, who is the Interpretive Products and Services Director Great Smoky Mountains Association, on the other five awards he and the Great Smoky Mountains Association won for their work! What an accomplishment.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Thirty Years of American Landscapes, ISBN# 9780975395424, can be purchased at your favorite book store, Great Smoky Mountains Association website or park stores, or directly at Quiet Light Publishing where all books are signed by Richard. 

Congratulations to all the winners at GSMA!

You can preview the book on the Quiet Light Publishing website. www.quietlightpublishing.com