A costumed tourist poses before a view of San Marco Basin in Venice, Italy. Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic
This and other “blue” images appear in LIFE IN COLOR, a 504-page book of 245 photographs, essays, and inspirational quotes.The book is available at Amazon.com. To see more images, visit the National Geographic Life in Color Blue Gallery.
“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.” TRUMAN CAPOTE
“Jumping Dog”
Photograph by Tino Soriano
A dog jumps into Lake Banyoles in northern Spain. The lake is the country’s second largest.
This and other blue images appear in LIFE IN COLOR, a 504-page book of 245 photographs divided into color chapters. The book is available at Amazon.com. To view a range of blue images, visit the National Geographic Blue Gallery.
A person can learn a lot from a dog…Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things — a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.” JOHN GROGAN, author of Marley and Me
Photograph by James L. Stanfield, National Geographic
The Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, is pictured at twilight. Dating to the first century A.D., the well-preserved structure is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
This and other blue images appear in LIFE IN COLOR, a 504-page book of 245 photographs divided into color chapters. The book is available at Amazon.com. To view a range of blue images, visit the National Geographic Blue Gallery.
James Stanfield‘s photograph of this Roman aqueduct (in Spain) called to mind one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs.
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE (Excerpt)
by Bob Dylan
Oh, the hours that I spent inside the Coloseum,
Dodging lions and wasting time.
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle
I could hardly stand to see ’em
Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb
Train wheels runnin’ through the back of my memory
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese.
Some day everything is going to sound like a rhapsody
When I pain my masterpiece.
Listen to The Band (with Levon Helm — RIP — singing) perform the song on YouTube.
Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic
A costumed tourist poses before a view of San Marco Basin in Venice, Italy.
This and other “blue” images appear in LIFE IN COLOR, a 504-page book of 245 photographs, essays, and inspirational quotes.The book is available at Amazon.com.
To see more images, visit the National Geographic Life in Color Blue Gallery.
“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.” TRUMAN CAPOTE
LIFE IN COLOR, a new book of National Geographic photographs, was released this month — and it’s a stunner. Curated by Annie Griffiths, the 245 photographs “showcase the kaleidoscope of colors in the world,” as the official press release puts it. Each chapter focuses on a particular color (11 in all — the standard nine, plus gold and silver) and includes a short essay on the color’s connotations, while pairing each image with inspirational quotes.
At 504 pages, LIFE IN COLOR retails for $40, which seems like a bargain — since this book can offer endless enjoyment — and is currently available on Amazon.com for $26.40 (with free shipping). What a great holiday gift — think I’ll add it to the Silver Birch Press favorite things list (yes, Oprah, all our choices have cultural significance!).
To view some of these gorgeous images, check out the color galleries at National Geographic.
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