For over 85 years The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has worked to safeguard and maintain the more than 58 federally protected national parks, as well as many of the more than 400 locations supervised by the National Park Service. With more than 340,000 members and 24 regional offices nationwide the NPCA represents the strength of national conservation action, with everyone working to “protect and enhance America’s National Park System for present and future generations.”
Ian Shive is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and at the age of 30, one of the youngest professional member photographers in the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). A former marketing executive at Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures, Shive has now dedicated himself to his work with leading non-profits like The Nature Conservancy and the NPCA. Shive is a frequent contributor to Popular Photography & Imagine magazine, the world’s largest photography publication, and is the co-founder of Aurora Novus, which specializes in bringing journalists' stories into that filmmaking world via new media films for the web. Shive’s work has appeared in TIME, U.S. News & World Report, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Outside Magazine, National Geographic, Popular Science, and Monde de la Photographie.
Tom Kiernan joined NPCA as president in January 1998 for what has become his dream job: Heading up an independent organization that defends and protects America’s national parks. Previously, Tom served as president of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. He was a senior-level official in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, where he won the Gold Medal for his role in achieving consensus with businesses and environmentalists on a pollution-control project at Grand Canyon National Park. He has also held positions with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Arthur Andersen & Company.
Tom is the co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center in Colorado, and as an avid kayaker has tested the white waters throughout the United States and Africa, achieving top-ten ranking in the U.S. in slalom kayaking.
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Posted Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2012
From page to page I literally held my breath. These photos...works of art, are beyond amazing. The photographer has a great eye. Every shot manages to capture everything around its subject. The color of the sky, the water, cracks in the rocks,everything,....just mesmerizing.
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Posted Sat Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2010
I got to see beautiful pictures of places in the USA that I didn't know existed. He is a great photographer. Captured the beauty of our country.
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Posted Fri Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 2009
Jaw-dropping photos capture the infinite spirit of our wonderul national parks. I believe everyone should own this book & share it with their family for generations to come.
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Posted Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2009
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The amazing job photographer Ian Shive did at capturing our cherished lands has given our National Parks a voice. We now see what a beautiful asset we have to protect and be thankful for. Get a copy of this book to look at whenever you want to escape from the hectic runaround of day to day life!! Ahhhhh.......nature.
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Posted Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2009
Comprehensive and stunning photos of the National Parks. It's a refreshing visual journey through the parks that you don't want to put down. The photography in the book is absolutely gorgeous!
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Posted Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009
A thoughtful, fresh approach to the parks. I hope I can go and see all of these one day! Thanks so much for this contribution, I plan to share it with my entire family!
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Posted Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009
This is a book you'll never want to put down. Absolutely stunning photography. Captures our national parks in a new light and makes you want to go visit every single one. Definitely a must own!
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RUN to your book store and pick this book up TODAY !!
A very comprehensive look at the parks. So beautiful and I love Ian Shive's use of composition and color.
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Overview
For over 85 years The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has worked to safeguard and maintain the more than 58 federally protected national parks, as well as many of the more than 400 locations supervised by the National Park Service. With more than 340,000 members and 24 regional offices nationwide the NPCA represents the strength of national conservation action, with everyone working to “protect and enhance America’s National Park System for present and future ...