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Scottish Nature Photography Book Vote 2010
In
Association With Beyond Words, Britain's foremost
independent specialist retailer of photographic books
We asked
you which Scottish nature photography book (wildlife and landscape) you find inspiring
and just can't put down! The Scottish Nature Photography Awards, in association
with Beyond Words, selected 10 currently
available wildlife and landscape books on Scotland to choose from.
And
the winner of the Scottish Nature Photography Awards Favourite Scottish Nature
Photography Book 2010 is.....
Scotland’s
Mountains - A Landscape Photographer’s View
by Joe Cornish
Published
by Aurum
Joe
received a bottle of 12 year old The Glenlivet.
"I
am amazed, gratified and delighted to find Scotland's Mountains came out on top
from such a wonderful collection of books in the Scottish Nature Photography Book
of the Year Award. Contrary to the view that every prominent photographer is a
multi award winner, I have received no plaudit of this kind before, and it really
means a lot to me, especially as it is the result of a popular vote, rather than
a judging panel. That Scotland's Coast came second was almost overwhelming. I
am grateful to everyone who voted, whether for me or not, because the participation
of all in a competition of this kind adds weight to the cause of books, and is
a reminder in this electronic media-driven world that the pleasures and consolations
of the book remain unmatched. For artists who wish to make a statement that will
be subjected to the test of time, books remain the principle format, and it is
wonderful to think that books remain cherished and handed down generation to generation.
In an over-hasty world books reflect the longer rhythms of nature and the deeper
traditions of our civilisation. I
am grateful to the organisers, and also to Beyond Words and to the Glenlivet for
supporting it. I am especially pleased to have a bottle of the Glenlivet, as my
taste for single malts has inevitably been matured by spending so long in the
Highlands in recent years!" - Joe Cornish
2.
Scotland's Coast
by Joe Cornish
Published by
Aurum Press Ltd
3.
Orkney: A Celebration of Light and Landscape
by Iain Sarjeant
Published
by Orkney Press
Everyone
who participated in the online vote was entered into our free prize draw to win
a bottle of The Glenlivet 12 year old single malt whisky (kindly donated by The
Glenlivet) and a £25 gift voucher for Beyond Words (kindly donated by Beyond
Words). And the lucky winner was.... Kevin
Mills |
"How can a wild and isolated Glen, surrounded
by mountains and scarred by ferocious climate, be the birthplace of a subtle,
complex and elegant whisky like The Glenlivet? George Smith, founder of the distillery
knew the answer. He understood the Glen and how the miracle of nature had produced
the perfect conditions for distilling whisky."
- www.theglenlivet.com
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