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Praise for Wild & Scenic Indiana

"A glorious view of Indiana." - The Indianapolis Star (August 14 2005) "240 stunning landscapes splashed across 168 pages and divided into 26 landscape types as defined by the Indiana Geological Survey." - Indiana Business (October/November 2005)

Anybody who doubts the abundance and diversity of Indiana’s natural beauty has only to leaf through this lush portfolio of 240 full-color photographs by master photographer Rich Clark to be convinced of the open hand with which nature has endowed Wild & Scenic Indiana. Clark spent seventeen years seeking out just the right places and subjects to compose his panoramic portrait of natural Indiana. In this book, Clark’s photographs are systematically grouped into sections corresponding to every one of the state’s 26 landscape units, as mapped and described in the latest report of the Indiana Geological Survey. Each section of the book is supplied with its own map and descriptive text by Scott Russell Sanders. Indiana's most heralded environmental essayist and novelist, Dr. Sanders opens the book with an elegant yet passionate essay on the evolving interaction between Indiana’s natural and human histories. In his photographer’s preface, Clark describes the technical methods and aesthetic motives of his quest to capture Indiana’s beauty. RICH CLARK is a wildlife, landscape, and architectural photographer. His work has been published in many books and magazines, including Audubon, Natural History, Time, and Newsweek. A winner of the International Nikon Photo Contest, Clark has long been sole photographer of BrownTrout's Wild & Scenic Indiana calendar. SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS is Distinguished Professor of English at Indiana University. Author of twenty books, he has received the Lannan Literary Award for nonfiction; the PEN Award and Kenyon Review Award for fiction; the Great Lakes Book Award; the Ohioana Book Award; and the Associated Writing Programs Award. His work has appeared in two hundred anthologies, fifty magazines, and in his column in the Chicago Sun-Times. He sits on the national boards of the Orion Society and Trust for Public Land and on the board of south-central Indiana's Sycamore Land Trust. His previous photographic books on Indiana include In Limestone Country and Bloomington Past and Present.

MEDIA EVENTS

LIVE AUTHOR EVENTS November 4, 2006 (Saturday), 9:00 am: Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society 13th Annual Conference (Bradford Woods, 5040 State Road 67 North, Martinsville; tel. 317-951-8818): Scott Russell Sanders gives keynote address on Wild & Scenic Indiana in Baxter Hall, followed by book-signing in the Interpretive Center. Register at http://www.inpaws.org. December 4, 2005 (Sunday), noon – 4 pm: Holiday Hoosier Author Fair (Indiana History Center, Indiana Historical Society, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis; tel. 317-232-1882): Rich Clark and others sign books; music, refreshments. Free. http://www.indianahistory.org November 18, 2005 (Friday), 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Indiana University Bookstore (Indiana Memorial Union Bldg., 900 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington): Wild & Scenic Indiana book-signing by Scott Russell Sanders and Rich Clark. Alumni in town for the Old Oaken Bucket matchup welcome! June 8, 2005 (Wednesday), 7:00 pm: Indiana Historical Society (450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis; tel. 317-232-1882): slide-lecture/book-signing by Scott Russell Sanders and Rich Clark, on their personal connections to the land in Indiana and on their collaboration in making Wild & Scenic Indiana. Tickets ($7; $5 members) available at the door. http://www.indianahistory.org

TV & RADIO AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

August 26, 2005 (Friday), 10:00 pm; WFYI TV 20 (Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Evanaston): "Inside Indiana Business" Gerry Dick interviews Rich Clark: "Photographer Rich Clark has put his skills to work highlighting the beauty of the state of Indiana. He has traveled to all ends of the state photographing nature and wildlife for the book Wild & Scenic Indiana. We’ll take a look at the book and talk with him about why he feels Indiana businesses need to see his work." http://www.wfyi.org/insideIndianaBusiness.asp

PRINT REVIEWS

August 14, 2005: The Indianapolis Star: review of Wild & Scenic Indiana by Julie Young: "Indianapolis photographer Rich Clark, primarily known for his work on the Wild & Scenic Indiana calendar, gives readers a glorious view of the wilds of Indiana in this beautiful coffee table volume that celebrates Indiana au naturel. Captured using a variety of light, this book truly stands out as one that illustrates the state's natural beauty. From the falls of Clifty Creek in Bartholomew County to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in the wintertime, the vibrant photos pop off the page and will have readers everywhere planning road trips. Bloomington native Scott Russell Sanders sets the tone with easy prose that tells some of the history of the state while giving you a glimpse at some of the remarkable photos that are featured throughout. Sanders, a Distinguished Professor of English at Indiana University, is the author of 18 books, including two other photo books on Indiana, Stone Country and Bloomington, Past and Present." http://www.indystar.com October/November, 2005: Indiana Business: review of Wild & Scenic Indiana by Steve Kaelble: "Wild & Scenic Indiana is divided into 26 sections that correspond with the state's different landscape types ...each distinguished by its own mix of topography, soil types, and vegetation. ... Many people in and outside of Indiana don't realize how diverse the Indiana landscape really is ... dunes ... shelf ice ... tamarack forest ... canyons ... waterfalls ... bald cypress swamps ... 'There's a brain drain in this state, and if people knew there are such a lot of natural scenic areas in Indiana it might help employees be more excited about moving here,' said Clark."

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