By Suzanne
From the first day I received my copy of “Travels to the Edge” by Art Wolfe, I have been absolutely blown away. The images are incredible. The “behind the scenes” details of each photo is so informative. But, as a photography teacher, I wondered what my high school students would have to say. So I have brought it in to my classroom and let the kids drool over it. And they really have been inspired by it all. I dare say Wolfe has created so many future world travelers with his photographs. Here are some of their own comments about “Travels to the Edge”:
- “My favorite picture from the Travels to the Edge book by Art Wolfe is on page 107. I really like this picture because there’s such a big difference in the colors and the red really stands out. I love the contrast in this picture.” ~Mariah
- “I think his pictures are very interesting; I love how the clouds look, and how you feel as if you’re there when you’re looking at the picture. There is a picture taken in Africa where it shows men on camels and the sun rising, but the picture is perfect; not overexposed, nor underexposed. how is that possible? Also, he captures the essence of the culture in each photo, and shows their distinctness. i really enjoy looking at his phenominal photography.” ~Mica
- “My favorite picture was the one with a ton of flamingos, but every picture was unique and spectacular in it’s own way.” ~Lauren
- “My favorite picture is Travels to the Edge is the one on page 144. The colors are just amazing and the picture is so beautiful.” ~Hailey
- “The picture that I chose is on page 63 and it’s a picture of a lion. There was just something about the picture that stuck out to me, to me it looks so powerful. I like how the lion is almost invisible, the tall grass helps that effect. All of these photos are breathtaking, but this one just seemed to stand out.” ~Kayla
- “My favorite picture from the Travels to the Edge book by Art Wolfe is on page 107. I like this picture because of the great contrast between the white snow and the red background. I also like the black flowers on the background behind the tree branches. The red background makes the snow on the branches really pop! This is one reason why this photo caught my attention. There were so many amazing photos it was so hard to chose from, but the brightness of the red really caught my eye so i had to chose it.” ~Danielle
They are still fascinated by Wolfe’s amazing work and I dare say they always will be regardless of how many times they look at it. My biggest regret is bringing it to them in the first place. Now they won’t focus on anything else in class by Wolfe’s book!
Stay tuned to hear more opinions of Wolfe’s awesome book “Travels to the Edge”!
