frequently plunged into darkness, creating feelings of both repose and mystery. The pictures are arranged into five chapters called Desert, Ocean, Mountain, Forest and Polar, but these subjects often creep from one chapter into another. What is more interesting is when Wolfe presents a series of pictures, often on facing pages, that look at the same subject in different light, or different subjects in the same light. This allows us to explore the subtle differences between the pictures and come to a deeper understanding of Wolfe?s art and the subject. Technical data and Wolfe's commentary on the circumstances of the taking of each picture are in the back of the book, where they do not detract from the optical feast, but are available to those who may be interested in these details. Beginning each chapter is a short essay by Art Davidson that is well written and has some relationship to the subsequent photographs. Such essays have become mandatory but, like the ones in this book, they often seem to have a life of their own that does not really illuminate the pictures. Perhaps I?m asking too much, but I have the example of photographer Galen Rowell?s book "Alaska: Images of the Country" in which Rowell quoted selected passages from author John McPhee?s book "Coming into the Country" to give us a strong but intimate view of that place. Speaking of Rowell, one of his most famous books was "Mountain Light" where he showed photographers how to capture mountains in