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A Wild Life
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A Wild Life is a tribute to the outdoor photography of New Zealand's leading tramping author and photographer, Shaun Barnett. For the past 30 years, Shaun Barnett wrote about and photographed the New Zealand backcountry, becoming the leading tramping author of his generation. He contributed countless...
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A Wild Life is a stunning tribute to the outdoor photography of New Zealand's leading tramping author and photographer, Shaun Barnett, featuring our wilderness landscapes, as well as backcountry huts and trampers in action. These are photographs of the places that New Zealand's love to explore, and will resonate with many New Zealanders.
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Description
A Wild Life is a tribute to the outdoor photography of New Zealand's leading tramping author and photographer, Shaun Barnett. For the past 30 years, Shaun Barnett wrote about and photographed the New Zealand backcountry, becoming the leading tramping author of his generation.
He contributed countless articles to many publications and edited both Wilderness magazine and the Federated Mountain Club's widely read Bulletin. Additionally, he produced many significant books on tramping and backcountry culture, including his bestselling guides, Tramping in Aotearoa and Daywalks in New Zealand.
A Wild Life is a tribute to his photographic career, offering an inspiring collection of photographs that detail a life devoted to the outdoors. These images capture the places that New Zealanders love to explore, with a particularly strong focus on the axial ranges of the North Island, often neglected in books on tramping.
Additionally, there are many photographs of his beloved backcountry huts, as well as images of people in these environments.
Shaun Barnett has a large following in the outdoor community, and anyone with affection for our wilderness will strongly relate to this beautiful book.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781988550633
Publisher: Potton & Burton
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 September 2024
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Potton & Burton
Illustration: colour photographs throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 300.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 1720g
Pages: 216
About the Author
Shaun Barnett (1969-2024), tramped extensively throughout New Zealand over the past 35 years, and visited over 1000 backcountry huts. With a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology, and a Post-graduate Diploma in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Shaun was a full-time writer and photographer for 30 years, and authored a number of best-selling books, including Classic Tramping in New Zealand, Natural New Zealand, North Island Weekend Tramps, Tramping in New Zealand, Day Walks in New Zealand, Tramping: A New Zealand History, and Leading the Way: 100 Years of the Tararua Tramping Club, the latter two co-authored with Chris Maclean.
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