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Panoramic Landscape Photographs by Ben Greenberg
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Jenny's Picks From In and Around Horse Country, Summer 2014Greenberg, Ben. Natural Virginia. This luscious book of panoramic Virginia landscapes is sure to make a hit, whether you give it as a gift or just set it on the coffee table for guests to peruse. Actual images are about 5 1/4 by 15 inches and range by section from Tidewater through Piedmont to western Virginia with its mountains and valleys and depict all seasons in glorious color. The book itself is about 10 x 18. Hardcover. 240pp. $59.95.
Taking The Long Wide View
from the August issue of Virginia Living Magazine
A new panoramic book captures the many landscapes of Virginia.
In his new photography
book published this spring, Natural Virginia, Ben Greenberg
describes staking out a spot on the James River near Pony Pasture in
early morning darkness and spotting a Great Blue Heron fishing in the
rapids. He snapped a picture in the rising pre-dawn mists, hoping the
image would capture the sharp grace of the heron against the pale blue
of the coming sunrise.
The image of the heron on the James is now the cover photo for
the book, and, says 66-year-old Greenberg, his “favorite photo of all
time.”
After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1969, Greenberg
worked as an event and portrait photographer. During a visit to Maine’s
Acadia National Park in 1998, he decided he would begin to focus
exclusively on landscape photography.
Natural Virginia,
Greenberg’s first published book, features
a collection of 122 panoramic
photographs of Commonwealth landscapes. The extra-wide book opens
vertically, inviting readers into the moonlit beaches of Tangier, the
fiery profusion of autumn leaves in Albemarle county, the moss-slick
falls of Fauquier.
The book is clearly a celebration— a meditative, reverent appreciation
of the state’s natural bounty. Article in The Roanoke Times by George KellyBook review: Photographer shows eye for Virginia's beauty
Article in the Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly MagazineAcross the Pond!I am being featured on an Australian arts website called Zoneone Arts. They saw my work at C'ville Arts and asked me if I would provide them with some of my photos and information about the photos to be featured on their website. You can read the story here http://www.zoneonearts.com.au/2014-06-30-ben-greenberg.htm.
Article in the Charlottesville Daily ProgressI
am pleased to have the opportunity to share with you the following
article that appeared in this morning's Charlottesville
Daily Progress on my book, Natural
Virginia. It
is a wonderful article and I couldn't be more pleased with it. The only
thing I regret is that the two panoramas from the book that were
included in the article were not part of the digital version that is
reproduced below. I hope you enjoy it. Here is the article:
http://www.dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/photographer-shares-his-panoramic-view-of-virginia-s-natural-wonders/article_98c988aa-ecf2-11e3-8870-001a4bcf6878.html
The following is an interview of me by Sandy Hausman on WVTF public radioRead the story and listen to the interview
Press release
“Ben Greenberg truly captures the
natural beauty and remarkable diversity that we treasure and work so
hard to preserve throughout Virginia.”
—Michael Lipford, Executive
Director, The Nature Conservancy of Virginia
NATURAL VIRGINIA
Panoramic Photographs by Ben Greenberg
From Chuck Epes' review of Natural Virginia on his Cheseapeak Bay blog.
"Nearly every page prompts a “wow” or a smile or a memory. Like a fine
painting, the images demand that you linger and study their composition,
texture, and detail."
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