Land Of Light
by Peter Latham
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If you thought you knew New Zealand, be prepared to be shocked and amazed, as renown photographer Peter Latham takes you on a spectacular journey from pristine pohutukawas fringed beaches in the north, to snow capped mountains and alpine lakes of the south. You'll also visit many of N.Z.'s off-shore islands including Chatham and Pitt, the Aldermens, Great Barrier and Stewart islands. This unique book portrays the breadth and beauty of Aotearoa like you've never seen before, featuring places you may not have even heard of.Beautifully printed, each copy is personally signed by Peter as a Collector's Edition and includes a hand-crafted presentation box, with silver foil titling and digitally printed / matt laminated dust jacket.232 pages / 220 colour photographs include many breathtaking double page panoramas and approx. 18,000 words, where Peter talks about the scene, the location and a little history also. The INSIGHTS + TECHNIQUE chapter shares technical details, revealing how Peter shot some of his most iconic images and references to videos on-line allow the reader to experience being there when he captured some of these dramatic pictures.In addition to his skilled photography and writing, Peter also designed and self-published the book, an epic project he describes as a labour of love. If you love New Zealand, you will surely love this book as well.
About the Author
Photography took a serious turn for Peter Latham in 1989, when he packed so much camera equipment onto the back of his bike, he could barely lift it! He pedalled his way around the South Island for six months and dreamed of being a landscape photographer, then travelled the world as a photographer aboard cruise ships. A photographer's exhibition in Alaska wowed him so much that when he returned home to N.Z. in 2003, Peter began to trial printing onto canvas. Printer technology was advancing rapidly at that time and both the results and response he got from those early canvas prints was very encouraging. He developed an audience for his work through a network of art galleries and suddenly found himself very busy, having discovered his niche.
LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT his first book was published by New Holland Publishers in 2017 and this set a high standard. It was so well received that Peter believed any future title must exceed it. After many missions to capture the images for a new book and a mammoth self-publishing project which involved 1000 hours of design, writing, editing, proofing and more editing, Peter is proud to finally present LAND OF LIGHT.