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Discover the haunting beauty of 'The Nevada Test Site', a stunning photographic exploration capturing the remnants of America's nuclear history. This brand new photography book, published by Princeton University Press in 2020, showcases the groundbreaking aerial work of acclaimed photographer Emmet Gowin. With a unique perspective, Gowin captures the landscapes marked by over a thousand nuclear tests from 1951 to 1992, revealing the environmental impact on the American Southwest.
This profound visual study features striking images of transformed landscapes, from melting sand to cratered valleys and buried radioactive waste. Each photograph serves as a powerful reminder of the catastrophic impacts of nuclear testing, ensuring that this period of history is not forgotten. Over three-quarters of the images featured have never been published before, adding to the exclusivity of this collection.
In addition to the striking visuals, the book includes an insightful essay by Gowin himself, narrating his unique journey to gain access to the Nevada Test Site and the narrative behind his photographic techniques. The foreword by renowned photographer Robert Adams further enriches this compelling work, making it essential reading for those interested in environmental history, nuclear policy, and photography.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691196039
Format: Trade binding
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
A photographic study of the land that served as the main testing site for American nuclear devices for four decades
More nuclear bombs have been detonated in America than in any other country in the world. Between 1951 and 1992, the Nevada National Security Test Site was the primary location for these activities, withstanding more than a thousand nuclear tests that left swaths of the American Southwest resembling the moon. In The Nevada Test Site, renowned American photographer Emmet Gowin (b. 1941) presents staggering aerial photographs of this powerfully evocative place.
Gowin remains the only photographer granted official and sustained access to the Nevada Test Site. For this book, he has revisited his original negatives, made in 1996 and 1997, and fully three-quarters of the images featured here have never been published before. These images show blast areas where sand has been transformed to glass, valleys pockmarked with hundreds of craters, trenches that protected soldiers from blasts, areas used to bury radioactive waste, and debris left behind following tests conducted as deep as five thousand feet below the Earth's surface. Together, these stunning, unsettling views unveil environmental travesties on a grand scale. An essay by Gowin delves into the history of his work at the site, including his decade-long efforts to secure entry, the photographic equipment and techniques employed, and what the images mean to him today.
With a foreword by photographer and writer Robert Adams, The Nevada Test Site stands as a testament to the harms we inflict on our surroundings, the importance of bearing witness, and the possibilities fo
This profound visual study features striking images of transformed landscapes, from melting sand to cratered valleys and buried radioactive waste. Each photograph serves as a powerful reminder of the catastrophic impacts of nuclear testing, ensuring that this period of history is not forgotten. Over three-quarters of the images featured have never been published before, adding to the exclusivity of this collection.
In addition to the striking visuals, the book includes an insightful essay by Gowin himself, narrating his unique journey to gain access to the Nevada Test Site and the narrative behind his photographic techniques. The foreword by renowned photographer Robert Adams further enriches this compelling work, making it essential reading for those interested in environmental history, nuclear policy, and photography.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691196039
Format: Trade binding
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
A photographic study of the land that served as the main testing site for American nuclear devices for four decades
More nuclear bombs have been detonated in America than in any other country in the world. Between 1951 and 1992, the Nevada National Security Test Site was the primary location for these activities, withstanding more than a thousand nuclear tests that left swaths of the American Southwest resembling the moon. In The Nevada Test Site, renowned American photographer Emmet Gowin (b. 1941) presents staggering aerial photographs of this powerfully evocative place.
Gowin remains the only photographer granted official and sustained access to the Nevada Test Site. For this book, he has revisited his original negatives, made in 1996 and 1997, and fully three-quarters of the images featured here have never been published before. These images show blast areas where sand has been transformed to glass, valleys pockmarked with hundreds of craters, trenches that protected soldiers from blasts, areas used to bury radioactive waste, and debris left behind following tests conducted as deep as five thousand feet below the Earth's surface. Together, these stunning, unsettling views unveil environmental travesties on a grand scale. An essay by Gowin delves into the history of his work at the site, including his decade-long efforts to secure entry, the photographic equipment and techniques employed, and what the images mean to him today.
With a foreword by photographer and writer Robert Adams, The Nevada Test Site stands as a testament to the harms we inflict on our surroundings, the importance of bearing witness, and the possibilities fo