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Series: The Art of Misadventure The Outtakes and Mistakes Of An Adventurous Photographer Paperback Dave Brosha 9781771604635 $25.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 26, 2022

Experience the quirky missteps, humorous adventures, and professional development of a renowned Canadian photographer in this entertaining memoir. Join Canadian photographer, explorer, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, father, and writer Dave Brosha as he lays out a touching recollection of a life off the beaten track with a dash of adventure, a dash of determination, a dash of humour, a dash of self-deprecation, and two dashes of ridiculous. Life shouldn't be about a collection of possessions, but rather a melange of ex... + Read More
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Series: Tones of Grace 100 Black and White Images From Planet Earth Hardcover Dave Brosha 9781771605861 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 04, 2022

A curated collection of 100 stunning black and white images from some of the world's more unique locations. In a world of staggering colour, it's a bold choice in the modern age to strip colour out of the equation and present visuals of the planet in time-honoured black and white. In Tones of Grace, Canadian photographer, author, speaker, and educator Dave Brosha presents 100 meticulously crafted black and white images of the world around us, including landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and the majesty of wildlife. Rather than simply a ... + Read More
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Series: The Kootenay Wolves Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack Hardcover John E. Marriott 9781771604949 $45.00 NATURE May 17, 2022

A spectacularly illustrated photography book full of behavioural observations and wolf tales that will engage those interested in the state of wild wolves in North America.On August 24, 2013, professional wildlife photographer John E. Marriott received a phone call that would dramatically alter the course of his career for the next half decade. A friend of his had witnessed gray wolves eating a moose carcass on the side of a highway at dawn that day in Canada’s Kootenay National Park. By the time Marriott arrived hours later, the moose was gone... + Read More
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Series: Out of the Fire Metalworkers along the Salish Sea Paperback Pirjo Raits 9781772033434 $39.95 ART May 10, 2022

WINNER, 2023 Alcuin Society Book Design Awards | First Place - Prose IllustratedA stunning art book featuring twenty-four west coast artists and craftspeople who work in metal as their primary medium.Out of the Fire: Metalworkers along the Salish Sea is a breathtaking celebration of a diverse group of contemporary artists and artisans, who explore the creative possibilities of an ancient medium. From sculptors to farriers, forgers to blacksmiths, jewellers to metalsmiths, and weapons makers to welders, the twenty-four people featured in this bo... + Read More
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Series: Alone Together A Pandemic Photo Essay Paperback Leah Hennel 9781771605632 $32.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 10, 2022

Photojournalist Leah Hennel’s intimate portfolio of photos documenting the impact of COVID-19 on life in Alberta during the pandemic. Leah Hennel has been documenting Alberta’s frontline workers and the COVID-19 patients they care for as an Alberta Health Services staff photographer since the early days of the pandemic. Showcasing the lives of those who refused to give up in the face of adversity, Hennel’s photographs beautifully illustrate how citizens, doctors, nurses, and patients in Alberta have adapted and found safe new ways to celebrate... + Read More
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Series: Spirits in the Sky Northern Lights Photography 1st edition Paperback Paul Zizka 9781771604192 $25.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 10, 2022

A beautiful collection of colourful images from the brilliant and inspiring night sky of the Northern Hemisphere. Few natural phenomena compare to the drama, surprise, and beauty of the northern lights. Witnessing their dance across the sky is a magical and unforgettable experience. Capturing the aurora borealis with a camera, though, takes careful planning and persistence, an understanding of the science, attention to the data and conditions, and a dose of luck. For over a decade, landscape photographer Paul Zizka has been on a chase to capt... + Read More
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Series: Overexposure A Story About a Skier Hardcover Chad Sayers 9781771605199 $60.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 23, 2021

A beautiful collection of photographs and personal reflections on the life of professional ski mountaineer, surfer, climber, and all around adventurer, Chad Sayers. At the age of 18, Chad Sayers chooses to pursue a perilous existence in the world of professional freeskiing. Immediately successful, he rides high on a train of celebrity, sponsorship, travel, and freedom. But “living the dream” is, in reality, a tiring treadmill of daily risk that eventually sets him adrift from family, friends, lovers — even himself. As injuries... + Read More
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Series: Borrowed Time Calgary 1976-2019 Hardcover George Webber 9781771604420 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Nov 23, 2021

An intriguing exhibition of documentary photography and micro-essays highlighting the growth and evolution of one of Canada’s most interesting, and complicated, cities.Shortly after completing university and starting work in 1975, a young George Webber borrowed a camera and took a stroll in downtown Calgary. From that point on, he discovered how his affection for the city could be transformed and harnessed through photography.For 45 years now, George has documented the theatre of the street: people playing, arguing, flirting, celebrating, regre... + Read More
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Series: Resilient The Portraiture of Wayne Simpson Hardcover Wayne Simpson 9781771603409 $60.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 12, 2021

Stunning images are beautifully presented alongside biographical essays that enhance the soulful nature of this unique portfolio. Many people wear a lifetime of experiences on their face, yet who that person is and what they have experienced often remains a mystery. In Resilient, Wayne Simpson’s first book of photography, readers will encounter a collection of portraits accompanied by individual stories of inspiration, tragedy, and humanitarianism. The book’s overall narrative is an emotional journey in which readers will inevitably see aspect... + Read More
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Series: Southern Light Photography of Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands Hardcover Dave Brosha 9781771604253 $60.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 12, 2021

Photographer Dave Brosha’s follow up to Northern Light accentuates the beautiful, fragile, and remote landscapes of Earth’s southernmost regions. When one thinks of the most remote place on Earth, Antarctica is a strong candidate for many people. It's a remarkably isolated place, a place with some of the harshest weather systems on the planet, and a place that is both prohibitively expensive and logistically challenging to travel to. Despite this challenging persona, Antarctica is home to some of the most stunning beauty on the planet - hom... + Read More
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Series: Aloft Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography Hardcover Paul Zizka 9781771603973 $45.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 25, 2021

An astounding, unique collection of some of the most stunning mountain landscapes in North America.There is a reason why the Canadian Rockies are some of the most photographed mountains in the world. Rugged peaks encircle glacier-fed lakes, rise up like protective walls around tree-filled valleys, and offer a stunning backdrop to open alpine meadows. They have been photographed from the valley bottoms, from the shores of famous lakes, and from the summits of prominent peaks. They are accessible by vehicle, boat, gondola, skis and hiking boots. ... + Read More
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Series: Cold Comfort Surf Photography from Canada's West Coast Hardcover Marcus Paladino 9781771603997 $45.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 25, 2021

Marcus Paladino's unique and stunning portfolio contains some of the photography world's most compelling surfing images.Surfing is why Marcus Paladino moved to Tofino. It's an integral part of his lifestyle and contributes to his livelihood. Bumpy boat rides, long drives, getting skunked, scoring good waves, chattering teeth, numb feet, blacking out, drowning cameras, mental frustration, and chasing serotonin are all part of the game when surfing the cold waters off Canada's West Coast.Dedicated to capturing high-performance surfing at its best... + Read More
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Series: Treasures of Winnipeg’s Historic Exchange Hardcover George J. Mitchell 9781772033076 $49.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 26, 2021

A breathtaking full-colour photography book celebrating the architectural splendour and cultural heritage of Winnipeg's famed Exchange District, a National Historic Site and one of the city’s most vibrant artistic, commercial, and tourist hubs. The Exchange District is the architectural jewel of Winnipeg's downtown core, a thirty-block area featuring 150 remarkably preserved heritage buildings dating back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These iconic buildings are among the best examples in North America of several turn-of-... + Read More
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Series: Converging Waters The Beauty and Challenges of the Broughton Archipelago Hardcover Daniel Hillert 9781771601658 $40.00 TRAVEL Nov 17, 2020

Stunning nature photography is paired with evocative writing that combine to explore the history of the Broughton Archipelago and expose some of the lesser known practises of government and industry in this dynamic coastal landscape.Converging Waters explores an area on the northern coast of Vancouver Island on the edge of the Broughton Archipelago: Queen Charlotte Strait, Broughton Strait, Cormorant Channel, Blackfish Sound. This part of the Namgis First Nation territory is characterized by tree-covered islands, pebble beaches, foggy mornings,... + Read More
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Series: What Bears Teach Us Hardcover Sarah Elmeligi 9781771603935 $45.00 NATURE Nov 10, 2020

A lavishly illustrated book that explores the complex behavioural characteristics of North America’s largest land carnivores by examining the bear–human relationship from the bear’s perspective. From the first moment Sarah Elmeligi came eye to eye with a grizzly bear, her life changed. In a moment that lasted mere seconds, she began to question everything she thought she knew about bears. How could this docile creature be the same one with a fearsome reputation for vicious attacks? Through years of research, Elmeligi grew to appreciate that bea... + Read More
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Series: Saskatchewan Book Photographs by George Webber Hardcover George Webber 9781771604406 $45.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Sep 29, 2020

An evocative collection of contemporary photography that shines a light on the charm and disintegration of small towns in Saskatchewan. Captured over 30 years, the 200 images in this finely wrought exhibition document prairie landscapes and rural structures like no other in recent memory. With skill, sensitivity, and a renowned eye for detail, documentary photographer George Webber once again transports the viewer with his lens across time, geography, and history. Bright colours, sun-baked facades, endless horizons, and straight edges are all b... + Read More
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Series: Takaya Lone Wolf Paperback Cheryl Alexander 9781771603737 $30.00 NATURE Sep 29, 2020

An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer. A lone wild wolf lives on a small group of uninhabited islands in British Columbia’s Salish Sea, surrounded by freighter, oil tanker and other boat traffic and in close proximity to a large urban area. His name is Takaya, which is the Coast Salish First Nations people’s word for wolf. Cheryl Alexander studied and documented this unique wolf for years, unravelling the many mysteries surrounding his life. Her... + Read More
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Series: Sylvia Grace Borda Shifting Perspectives Paperback Sylvia Grace Borda 9781772033298 $39.95 ART Jun 02, 2020

"Borda's work is filled with nuance, personal connections and unexpected uses of imaging technology." —Galleries West A thought-provoking art book exploring changing landscapes through the pioneering work of Canadian photographer Sylvia Grace Borda. Sylvia Grace Borda made a substantial debut into new media and photo art when she launched Every Bus Stop in Surrey, BC. With this piece, Borda reclaimed California coastal conceptual photo strategies from the 1960s and used them to document a large Canadian city by its own transit system. This ma... + Read More
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Series: Adventures with Adoptable Dogs An Instagram Guide for Animal Advocates Paperback Rachael Rodgers 9781771603799 $20.00 PETS Apr 07, 2020

A unique gift and engaging resource for dog lovers of all types! Advocates for pet adoption—along with those who have already adopted a pet or are considering fostering one—are always interested in finding the best ways to gain positive exposure for the animals in their care in the most efficient, positive, and cost-effective way possible. By making engaging and thoughtful online posts, social media can provide this exposure for free!Featuring fun photos and descriptions of several silly, skeptical, sweet, and sometimes brilliant dogs encounter... + Read More
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Series: Along the Western Front Hardcover Leah Hennel 9781771602051 $40.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Mar 31, 2020

A stunning debut collection of photography focusing on contemporary cowboy culture and the modern ranching lifestyle throughout central and southern Alberta.Growing up in the city, Leah Hennel would spend summers with her cousins on a farm near Stettler, Alberta, about halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. The ranching and farming lifestyle intrigued and fascinated her from an early age, though she could already see that it was not an easy life to live. It’s always been hard work, but one of the glories of living it is that those who are able t... + Read More
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Series: The Wild Coasts of Canada Hardcover Scott Forsyth 9781771603331 $60.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition: Mountain Image AwardAn astounding collection of photographs and essays celebrating the grandeur of Canada’s most remote regions located along the three ocean coastlines.Divided into three main sections--the Atlantic (Newfoundland and Labrador), the Arctic (Nunavut and The Northwest Passage), and the Pacific (Haida Gwaii and The Great Bear Rainforest)--the book will highlight features of geographical and cultural significance using glorious full-colour photographs and personal reflections. These stu... + Read More
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Series: Feel the Wild Hardcover Daniel Fox 9781771603713 $40.00 TRAVEL Oct 08, 2019

Feel the Wild is an intimate and powerful story about Nature and our relationship with it, told through stunning photography and thought-provoking writing. To “Feel the Wild” is to connect with the wilderness – the untamed Nature, the untamed Us, the essence of Life, through all of our senses and experience everything it has to offer – the physical, the emotional, the philosophical, and the spiritual. Daniel Fox's book of outdoor photography is ultimately about learning who we are and our place on this planet. It is a journey of growth told thr... + Read More
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Series: Magic Moments in BC Sports A Century in Photos Paperback Kate Bird 9781771644518 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Sep 10, 2019

A striking collection of two hundred iconic sports photographs—from local heroes to international icons, pickup games to sold-out stadiums. From the growth of community sports around the province to the successful hosting of large-scale sporting events, and with the impressive development of world-class athletes, British Columbia boasts a vibrant and rich history of sports over the past century. Vancouver Sun and Province photojournalists and other local photographers have had a front-row seat to the action, producing sports photographs with th... + Read More
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Series: Alberta Book Photographs by George Webber Hardcover George Webber 9781771602976 $45.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Dec 09, 2018

George Webber’s latest book of photography focuses on the vernacular architecture, abandoned townscapes and fading commercial signage from 1950s and 1960s rural Alberta.“The prairies are Webber’s physical and spiritual home. Born and raised in Drumheller and now living in Calgary Webber has a palpable connection to the places he photographs. His interpretations are direct, sincere and invested with a sense of history and intimacy that imbues his photographs with a heightened, surreal sense of colour and ambiguity that moves them from the ordina... + Read More
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Series: Northern Light The Arctic and Subarctic Photography of Dave Brosha Hardcover Dave Brosha 9781771602983 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 02, 2018

Featuring remarkable landscapes and powerful portraits, Dave Brosha’s first book of photography transports the viewer to stunning Arctic and Subarctic locations.“Epic, awesome shots …” —Martin Hartley, National Geographic contributing photographer“Amazing shots …” —Phil Plait, “Bad Astronomy” from Discover magazine“One of the most celebrated creative photographers in the world …” —Nikon“Critically acclaimed … spectacular photos …” —The Globe and MailDave Brosha is one of Canada's most passionate and widely published photographers. On a continu... + Read More
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Series: Natural Reflections Hardcover Mike Grandmaison 9781771602549 $40.00 PHOTOGRAPHY May 14, 2018

An inspiring and highly original book of photography takes the reader on an unforgettable walk through the vast and wide beauty of “Natural Canada”. Natural Reflections captures natural beauty from the exceptional viewpoint and unique perspective of Mike Grandmaison’s lens. A singular gallery of images is curated, amplified and informed by the observations of Robert L. Peters. Filled with insightful musings, truisms and parallel quotations from some of the world’s greatest thinkers, this book is bound to inspire and truly engage both halves of ... + Read More
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Series: Where Rivers Meet Photographs and Stories from the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Country Hardcover Stephen Legault 9781771602396 $45.00 TRAVEL May 14, 2018

This beautifully produced follow-up to Earth and Sky: Photographs and Stories from Montana and Alberta takes the reader into the glorious front range and spectacular backcountry environs of one of Alberta's most popular and inspiring mountain landscapes.Until the 1980s, Kananaskis Country, the Bow Valley and Canmore were places most people drove past on their way to Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Jasper and points beyond. Today, Kananaskis Country gets more than three million visitors a year, and Canmore is a town twice the size of Banff. En... + Read More
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Series: Searching for Tao Canyon Hardcover Pat Morrow 9781771602587 $30.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 11, 2018

A stunning book of retro, mind-bending photography that unlocks a hidden world of natural wonder, personal reflection and outdoor adventure.More than 40 years ago, British Columbia photographer Art Twomey stumbled across a narrow crack in the desert floor in northern Arizona. It was a slot canyon, a stone crevasse – narrow, carved by water, its interior lost in shadow when seen by a curious person peering in from the rim.Twomey’s photos from that day were unlike anything he had ever put on emulsion. They pictured a dream world, an intricate und... + Read More
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Series: Seeking Stillness Hardcover Olivier Du Tré 9781771602303 $35.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Dec 11, 2017

Olivier Du Tré's first book of photography is a profound and haunting portfolio of subtle, quiet and sometimes even sentimental glimpses of life and landscape through the lens of a remarkable artist.This is the fourth book in RMB's series of original portfolios meant to expose readers to "new eyes" in contemporary photography. The book brings together a collection of black and white photographs chosen from multiple folios completed over seven years. Some images were made during Du Tré's extensive travels – to Newfoundland, the Yukon and Belgium... + Read More
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Series: The Canadian Rockies: Rediscovered Hardcover Paul Zizka 9781771602310 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Nov 07, 2017

Combining breathtaking landscape images with intriguing portraits of mountain athletes, Paul Zizka’s remarkable new collection of photographs will astound mountain and photography enthusiasts alike. The Canadian Rockies are some of the most photographed mountains in the world, yet only a small portion of this phenomenal landscape ends up in the frame. It takes a passionate and adventurous photographer to venture away from the beaten track and deep into the wilderness or to push creative boundaries to reimagine the Rockies’ iconic locations. Fo... + Read More
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Series: On the Road with Mike Drew Collected Photographs and Stories from Central and Southern Alberta Hardcover Mike Drew 9781771602044 $40.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Aug 02, 2017

Destined to become a classic photography collection capturing the natural beauty of Alberta’s foothills and grasslands, On the Road with Mike Drew brings together – for the first time – some of Drew’s best work from the past twenty years. Photojournalist Mike Drew has been touring the backroads of central and southern Alberta since 1991, taking photographs and writing stories for the Calgary Sun that have been enjoyed and shared by hundreds of thousands of readers. His travels take him out of the city to the wide Alberta skies where the foothil... + Read More
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Series: Cowboys of the Americas Hardcover Luis Fabini 9781771641166 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Nov 15, 2016

For more than a decade, photographer Luis Fabini immersed himself in cowboy culture as he traveled through North and South America. This stunning collection of photographs from those travels reveals the cowboy who lives in silence and solitude, the interconnectedness of the men with the land, and a traditional way of life that exists on the outskirts of society but also vividly in our imagination.An eloquent text by anthropologist and author Wade Davis reflects on the long relationship between horses and humans, describes the significance of Fa... + Read More
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Series: Vancouver in the Seventies Photos from a Decade that Changed the City Hardcover Kate Bird 9781771642408 $29.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 11, 2016

Fresh out of the freewheeling sixties, the seventies was a decade of immense change for Vancouver?a time of protest, political upheaval, economic boom, and cultural evolution. Through it all, the Vancouver Sun's award-winning photographers chronicled the city’s metamorphosis. Shooting more than 4,500 photo assignments each year, they covered news, politics, business and industry, sports, entertainment, food, and fashion, without missing a beat. These images capture pivotal moments in this dynamic city’s history, including the Gastown Riot, the ... + Read More
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Series: Earth and Sky Photographs and Stories from Montana and Alberta Hardcover Stephen Legault 9781771601597 $40.00 TRAVEL Sep 20, 2016

With a vivid narrative and stunning photography, this beautifully produced coffee-table book showcases the natural beauty of North America’s Rocky Mountain Front and the human stories that are intimately connected to its profound, and ever-changing, sense of place. People in Alberta, Montana and around the world travel through the foothills to reach more iconic destinations such as Banff, Kananaskis, Waterton and Glacier national parks. The foothills, however, are a unique destination on their own and have helped define both Alberta and Montana... + Read More
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Series: The Pipestone Wolves The Rise and Fall of a Wolf Family Hardcover Günther Bloch 9781771601603 $40.00 NATURE Jul 08, 2016

A compelling and lavishly illustrated photography book full of behavioural insights and wolf tales that will engage those interested in the state of wild wolves throughout North America. In the winter of 2008–09, a new wolf family from the Pipestone Valley suddenly appeared in the Bow Valley of Banff National Park, taking up residence alongside a family that had ruled there for over a decade. Within a year, these new wolves had eliminated the Bow Valley wolves and established a dominance that would last for five years in the heart of Canada’s m... + Read More
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Series: Great Bear Wild Dispatches from a Northern Rainforest Paperback Ian McAllister 9781771642071 $29.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Feb 28, 2016

New in paperback! "Through breathtaking photographs and moving prose, McAllister’s Great Bear Wild presents a compelling case for the urgent need to protect, in perpetuity, one of the most magnificent ecosystems on the planet—the increasingly threatened Great Bear Rainforest." —Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of PeaceIan McAllister, conservationist, photographer, and longtime Great Bear Rainforest resident, takes us on a deeply personal journey from the headwaters of the region’s unexplored river valleys down to the hidden depths of the offshore... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute The Wild in You Voices from the Forest and the Sea Hardcover Lorna Crozier 9781771641609 $24.95 NATURE Sep 22, 2015

A testament to the miraculous beings that share our planet and the places that they live, The Wild in You is a deeply-felt creative collaboration between one of our time’s best nature photographers and a very talented and creative poet. Inspired by the majestic and savage beauty of Ian McAllister’s photographs, Lorna Crozier translates the wild emotion of these images into the language of the human heart: poetry. Featuring over 30 beautiful full-size photographs of wolves, bears, sea lions, jellyfish, and other wild creatures paired with 30 ori... + Read More
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Series: Badlands Hardcover Robert Kroetsch 9781771600637 $40.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Sep 21, 2015

Originally published in 1975, Badlands has been heralded as a comic triumph for decades. The story starts in 1916, when scientist William Dawe leads a paleontological expedition into the badlands of Alberta, obsessed with achieving world renown by discovering dinosaur fossils. Fifty years later, his daughter, Anna, enters these same badlands. In her visit to the expedition site, she exposes not only the absurdity of her father’s work but also the folly of his male ambition and attitudes. This new, beautifully packaged edition of Kroetsch’s cla... + Read More
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Series: Beautiful Destruction Hardcover Louis Helbig 9781771600545 $75.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Nov 28, 2014

The Alberta oil/tar sands are a place of superlatives, of awesome beauty and equally awesome destruction. They are a kaleidoscope of contrasts, colours and patterns keeping time with the seemingly unstoppable movement of machinery, smoke and effluent set in an immense boreal landscape with its own immutable patterns, cadence and cycles.Beautiful Destruction is a large-format, high-quality photography book that uses over 230 stunning, full-colour aerial photographs to transcend the polarities that dominate public discourse of the largest industr... + Read More
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Series: The Human Connection Photographs & Stories from Bangladesh & Nepal Hardcover Jeremy Fokkens 9781771600576 $30.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 31, 2014

Portrait and documentary photographer Jeremy Fokkens takes the reader on an international journey, sharing captivating stories and photographs of the people who call Nepal and Bangladesh home.Motivated simply by his excessive curiosity for the less travelled and remote environments, Fokkens began this project with one change of clothes, a bagful of photography equipment and a commitment to photograph eight consecutive months that started in 2011. Fokkens’s images capture intimate moments of his subjects in their daily lives, depicting human res... + Read More
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Series: Legacy in Time Three Generations of Mountain Photography in the Canadian West Hardcover Henry Vaux Jr. 9781771600606 $30.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 31, 2014

Among the early North American explorers in the Rogers Pass, Yoho and Banff regions of western Canada were members of the Vaux family of Philadelphia. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, George Vaux Jr. (1863–1927), William S. Vaux (1872–1908) and Mary M. Vaux (1880–1940) regularly visited the majestic peaks, studying the massive glacier formations and creating a brilliant photographic record that features some of the earliest images of glaciers in the mountains of western Canada.Beginning in 1997, Henry Vaux Jr. has been taking duplicat... + Read More
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Series: The Flood of 2013 A Summer of Angry Rivers in Southern Alberta Hardcover Herald 9781771640305 $29.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Dec 24, 2013

The Flood of 2013 chronicles an unforgettable summer of angry rivers, unprecedented flooding, and undeniable human spirit. This book looks at how the disaster irrevocably changed southern Alberta and its people. In the face of disaster, Albertans showed their true grit and rose above adversity just like their ancestors did for generations before them. The flood began in southern Alberta on June 20 and led to four deaths, billions of dollars in damage, and more than 100,000 people fleeing their homes to escape raging waters. More than 80 Heral... + Read More
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Series: Ted Grant Sixty Years of Legendary Photojournalism Paperback Thelma Fayle 9781927527344 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 22, 2013

Ted Grant, the undisputed father of Canadian photojournalism, has made a career out of being in the right place at the right time. Over his sixty years in the business, he has immortalized some of the greatest events in history and caught some of the world’s most famous and elusive subjects in rare moments of unaffected humanity. From Pierre Trudeau sliding jubilantly down a banister to Ben Johnson in his brief moment of glory at the 1988 Olympics to Sue Rodriguez in her right-to-die campaign, Grant has amassed a collection of over 300,000 pho... + Read More
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Series: Summits and Starlight The Canadian Rockies Hardcover Paul Zizka 9781927330920 $30.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Sep 23, 2013

Iconic and classic images of the Canadian Rockies are taken to new heights and completely reimagined in this stunning collection of contemporary photography by Paul Zizka. As a professional photographer and versatile adventurer, Paul has been able to access remarkable backcountry landscapes and dizzying peaks throughout the mountains of western Canada. The result is a collection of images that highlight difficult conditions and hard-to-reach places; alpine sports and backcountry experiences; unusual angles of common mountain subjects; and stars... + Read More
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Series: Prairie Gothic Hardcover George Webber 9781927330272 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 01, 2013

George Webber’s poignant black-and-white photographs transport us into the forgotten, unknowable communities of the Canadian prairies. Throughout the journey, we’re confronted by the mysterious particulars of life, death, landscape and faith. Intimate portraits and the hard facts of the place are woven together to create a body of work that is by turns inspiring, consoling and sometimes achingly sad. Individually, these works startle and challenge. As a collection, they represent a photographer’s decades-long meditation on the ever-changing fac... + Read More
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Series: Cowboy Wild Hardcover David Campion 9781926855981 $39.95 PHOTOGRAPHY May 15, 2012

Love it or hate it, the Calgary Stampede is a place where myth, history and spectacle collide. 100 years after an American vaudeville cowboy first dreamed it up, the Stampede remains an unrivalled homage to the West. Cowboy Wild was more than a decade in the making. Photographer David Campion roamed the world’s biggest Wild West show and brought back a collection of images that speak to our fascination with the cowboy. With wry humour, these photographs pull back the curtain and probe the contradictions that lie at the heart of a myth that tran... + Read More
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Series: Last Call Hardcover George Webber 9781926855028 $39.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 01, 2010

As North American cities continue to grow and downtown cores evolve into suburban shadows of their former urban selves, the shabbier realities of contemporary life at the city’s heart are forced to migrate and disappear as “villages” are torn down, reimagined and redeveloped into upscale properties. With a gentle touch, George Webber takes his camera into the mysterious half-light of these disappearing interior spaces, penetrating them with a thought-provoking humanity and then withdrawing without creating a ripple. This is an area that transc... + Read More
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Series: A Ribbon of Highway A Photographic Exploration of Canadian Identity Hardcover Taylor Roades 9781771605793 $40.00 TRAVEL Apr 11, 2023

An adventurous and thoughtful photographic exploration of Canada and Canadian identity.This collection of images, taken over a decade and in every corner of the country, explores and questions what being a Canadian means. The photographs depict Taylor’s poignantly observed, first-person experience, visiting both recognizable and remote places that vary drastically in geography, history, socio-economic status, and overarching lifestyle.Roades intrigues the viewer with images of the cultural threads that hold Canada together, and effortlessly wea... + Read More