Book Awards
Independent Publishers 2001 Book Award Finalist
Colorado Independent Publishers 2001
Book Award
Finalist
"If anyone has mastered photography
in and of snow,
it's Eileen.
The in part
of it is tough
enough. She
has trekked
it,
four-wheeled
it, skied it,
helicoptered
to
wind-blasted
alpine ridges,
and even blazed
away with her
4x5 field camera
while strapped
in the chopper
with the door
removed. The
of part of
it is, in subtle
ways, even
tougher.
Exposures and
development
plans must
be carefully
determined,
and shutters
and fingers
must
be willed to
function. I
consider snow
one
of the most
difficult of
illusions to
render
convincingly
in the black
and white print,
and Eileen,
doing battle
in her darkroom,
does it magnificently."
Jay Dusard
from the Foreword
Life is full
of dichotomies:
black and white,
past and present,
winter and
summer, life
and death.
In Telluride: Landscapes and Dreams, Telluride photographer Eileen Benjamin
explores the
complexities
inherent within
these dualities.
Between the
extremes, she
finds the place
where dreams
live.
Telluride has long been a place where people
dare to dream.
In the early
1900s, the
dreams
revolved around
silver, gold
and other precious
ores. By the
early 1970s,
the dreams
had
shifted to
powdery slopes
and sanctuary
from
the city. Since
1985, Eileen
has been collecting
images that
depict the
details of
the ever-changing
relationship
between Telluride's
landscape
and its inhabitants.
"Eileen Benjamin has earned a rightful
place among
contemporary
fine-art photographers
of the West.
Her book, Telluride: Landscapes and Dreams captures the richness of a place and its
people as well
as the richness
of an artist's
vision."Bloomsbury Review "The stunning landscapes and sweeping
vistas of the
environs of
Telluride,
Colorado
are superbly
interpreted
and mirrored
in
this gorgeous
new book..."photo-eye Books & Prints "a remarkable visual and textural treat...whose
black and white
photographs
evoke Ansel
Adams'
finest work."Telluride Magazine
"personal and passionate... a rare achievement:
a coffee table
book of black-and-white
photography
that is built
to last."Mike Ritche
80 varnished images, 120 pages, 12"
x 11"
Hardcover
Price: $49.95
Shipping: $7.00
each
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if you listen
Poetry & Photographs of the San Juans
Book Awards
2001Colorado
Independent
Publishers
Book
Award
Mountains and
Plains 2001
Regional Book
Award
Finalist
Women Writers
of the West
2001 Book Award
"Listening, which seems to bring resonance
to the entire
physical being,
can reawaken
our 'beginner's
mind' and bring
us home to
the here and
now, fully
present to
the wonder
of life."Paul Winter from the Foreword
"This beautiful book of poetry and black-and-white
photography
will bring
the awe inspiring
San Juan Mountains
of southwestern
Colorado
to you in a
way you have
never before
experienced.
The poetry
flows like
the sparkling
mountain
streams that
Rosemerry Wahtola
Trommer so
vividly describes.
By use of specially
designed
printing process,
the magnificent
photographs
of Eileen Benjamin
are so sharp
and clear
that every
little detail
can be seen.
The
book is divided
into six parts:
Andante (moderate
tempo), Appassionato
(passionate),
Largo
(broad, slow),
Vivace (quick,
lively), Con
Spirito (with
spirit) and
Coda."
"Best poetry book so far this year!
The San Juan
Mountains of
southern Colorado
have had their
share of advocates
over the
years but none
to match that
of Rosemerry
Trommer and
Eileen Benjamin."Charles M. Nobles "These two gifted artists... have combined
their talents
to give us
a magnificent
journey
into the back
country and
high mountain
vistas
of Colorado."
Bloomsbury Review "Exquisite! ..." Silver Stage
35 images, 80 pages, 6" x 6" Hardcover
Price: $18.95
Shipping: $3.00
each
For the same price, a personally autographed
copy of either book is available upon request.
"If anyone has mastered photography
in and of snow,
it's Eileen.
The in part
of it is tough
enough. She
has trekked
it,
four-wheeled
it, skied it,
helicoptered
to
wind-blasted
alpine ridges,
and even blazed
away with her
4x5 field camera
while strapped
in the chopper
with the door
removed. The
of part of
it is, in subtle
ways, even
tougher.
Exposures and
development
plans must
be carefully
determined,
and shutters
and fingers
must
be willed to
function. I
consider snow
one
of the most
difficult of
illusions to
render
convincingly
in the black
and white print,
and Eileen,
doing battle
in her darkroom,
does it magnificently." 
"Listening, which seems to bring resonance
to the entire
physical being,
can reawaken
our 'beginner's
mind' and bring
us home to
the here and
now, fully
present to
the wonder
of life."Paul Winter from the Foreword