"The photos in Canyon Wilderness capture a Utah sky so blue, and
red-orange rock so strangely shaped that anyone who'd never been to Arches
could be forgiven for thinking these images were digitally-manipulated."
"It has taken me a while to believe how incredible Jon Ortner's book actually is—especially for its size! A synesthetic reality! I can smell the sandstone, hear the heat popping off the rock, and feel the water on my feet just by looking at these most vivid of all other photographs. Jon makes you feel as if you are there behind the lens, feeling the wild landscapes and canyons all around you!"
"This is an indescribably sublime book, a testament to the power of our saved and sacred places to transform our lives, rearrange our molecules and make of us all, as John Muir would say, "'kindred spirits.'"
"Jon Ortner's oversized, full-page color photos of the Southwest embellishes and album perfect for both photography collections and those documenting the landscapes of the American Southwest. ... The geology and landmarks of this region are outstanding: towers, spires, arches, domes, bridges, and more. ...It's simply unparalleled in its scope, presentation, and coverage."
"...the epitome of color panoramic film photography...the definitive pictorial to the American Southwest. ...the joy of seeing through his magical eye what we might never see in person."
"Exquisite...avisualfeast."
"A traveler's mini edition...and a
wonderful one at that containing 200 photographs that present a stunning
panorama of the western wilderness. The price is right and the book is
terrific & shy; for your coffee table, for a gift, as a collectible."
"Magnificent... Ortner's photographs encompass nothing less than a history of Southwestern geology told in incredibly dramatic terms... he has invested inert matter and archetypal forms with a sense of mysterious silence and timelessness."
"Part of the charm of living in Colorado is our access to stunning desert
canyonlands, which is why the travel-sized Canyon Wilderness of the Southwest is a must-have if you're road-tripping to
Utah or Arizona.
Celebrated travel and nature photographer Jon Ortner has captured the
otherworldly landscapes of the Colorado Plateau in vivid, dramatic detail
that will inspire your journey through red rocks, hoodoos, arches, and sand
dunes. Use it as a guide or simply as a complement to your own 'visual
odyssey."