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Text by James Lawrance
It's all here: the fruitful cornucopia of the Central Valley and the solitary ancient pillars of redwood old-growth forests; the soaring granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley and Death Valley's heat-blasted wastes; the sun-drenched, flowering meadows of the High Sierra and breathtaking sunset sky canopies reflecting off coastal mists. CALIFORNIA is a study in contrasts, a harmonious album of shining Pacific seascapes and sky-piercing Sierra Nevada peaks, of languorous rolling meadows held fast by comforting summer oaks, of harsh, mesmerizing desert expanses, and the mystical evergreen-and-ash labyrinth of northern volcanic mountains. Woven throughout the tapestry of the Muenches' California imagery is essayist James Lawrence's contemplation of how California's sublime wild environs offer us perennial respite and renewal for mind, body, and soul.
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