Canticle of the Earth: The Words of Francis of Assisi Celebrated in the Photography of David Muench - Softcover

Muench, David; Muench, Marc

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9781893732452: Canticle of the Earth: The Words of Francis of Assisi Celebrated in the Photography of David Muench

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ISBN 10: 1893732452 ISBN 13: 9781893732452

Publisher: Sorin Books, 2002

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David and Marc Muench are widely recognized as two of the leading nature photographers in the U.S. today. Now their stunning photographs have been sensitively joined with the words of the world's best loved saint. "Hopefully," David Muench comments, "my works lead to a celebration of man and the earth-and the mystical forces of nature that help shape our destinies." Anyone who, like Francis of Assisi, finds a kinship and a spiritual presence in the natural world will discover here a source of inspiration and deep contemplation.

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About the Author:

David Muench was born in 1936 in Santa Barbara, California. His sensitivity and determination to champion the strength and beauty of the land, and wilderness in particular, have led to extensive contributions of his work in magazines, books, advertising, exhibit format books, wilderness and conservation publications, as well as numerous exhibits. His formal schooling includes the Rochester Institute of Technology; The University of California at Santa Barbara, and the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles. David has been a freelancer for 33 years and a member of ASMP for 30 years. During his years as a landscape photographer, Muench has photographed for more than forty books, and has participated in numerous one man showings.

Marc Muench was born in 1966 in Santa Barbara, California. He has been a professional landscape and sports photographer since he finished his studies at Pasadena Art Center College of Design in 1989. Marc's photography has appeared in numerous magazines including Time, National Geographic, and Sierra Magazine. Two volumes of his own photography have been published; The Canticle of Creation is his third collaboration with his father.

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"It is a gift to the soul and spirit! It is a balm after a day in the concrete world, a salve after the sadness that life sometimes brings. The photographs give St. Francis' words image in the most beautiful way. I rejoice each time I read it." "I have never seen such beauty captured in photographs...a masterpiece."

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