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Voices of the Land

by Jamie Crelly Purinton

Foreword by Michael Pollan

Illustrations/Photographs

Photographer’s Note

Voices of the Land was commissioned by the Dutchess Land Conservancy and a community of people who were questioning what was happening to the land around them. These photographs are from two years of periodic wandering through forests, fields, and wetlands to observe and photograph on behalf of this community. I returned to my favorite locations throughout the seasons to witness their change--to reflect and work in different light. Moving slowly through a landscape I’m drawn in visually, but also by the smells and sounds: locust trees flowering, toads, and screech owls calling in the fog, wind cracking the branches, and the smell of mint trampled by deer down by my pond. These are photographs from the extended place that I call home.

All photographs appearing in Voices of the Land were made with a twin lens Rolleiflex. Limited edition photographs from Voices of the Land are available by contacting Gitterman Gallery, 170 East 75th Street, New York, New York 10021 212.734.0868, www.gittermangallery.com. Further information about Charles Lindsay is available by visiting his website www.charleslindsay.com