The Art of Photographing Nature is probably not for the beginning photographer, but once you have learned how to manipulate the camera well enough to consistently make good, properly focused exposures, you ought to look at this book if you are interested in nature photography. This is a book about photographic composition, which is something a photographer must know well to make pictures that are more than snapshots.

Although Hill claims the writing credits and Wolfe the photography credits, this is somewhat misleading. The form the book takes is to show a picture taken by Wolfe, or more often two, and then have both comment on the compositional choices. Since Wolfe is one of the greatest living nature photographers and since Hill is the former picture editor of Audubon Magazine, their commentary is illuminating. Read the rest of this entry »