Stuart Gordon is an award-winning nature and travel photographer based in the Pacific Northwest, USA. His pursuit of extraordinary landscapes, wildlife and travel photography has taken him to dozens of countries around the world. In June 2014, he and his family embarked on a year-long journey to 23 countries on six continents during which he photographed the places, people and wildlife he encountered each and every day. The result is a remarkable collection of photographs that not only record the journey but capture the emotions the photographer felt when he pressed the camera shutter. Viewing these photographs will enable you to share in the unique experience of seeing something new each and every day for a year. The journey is contained in a 3 volume set. Volume 1 is devoted to the diversity of landscape locations visited on the adventure, from the remote volcanic lava fields of Iceland to the lush rainforests of Ecuador and Costa Rica. Volume 2 will focus on wildlife, and Volume 3 will feature the people, architecture and cultures encountered. Volumes 2 and 3 are scheduled to be published in late 2017. In the introduction to Volume 1, you will learn what led to the decision to undertake this epic travel adventure with their three school-age children and how this family's lives were influenced and transformed by the power of travel. "Extensive travel gave me the training I needed to make deeper, richer connections with nature and my surroundings< " the photographer said. "< y goal was to make images that perpetuate the raw emotions of the journey, rather than merely record the places we'd been and the people we'd met. I hope you feel some of the elation, wonder and gratitude I felt when I pressed the camera shutter button as you look at these images." It's the photographer's wish that whenever you view these images you are reminded that the things we all have in common as a human race are far more important and defining as a species than the artificial differences we create in our minds that lead to separation, division and war. As the book title states, we truly live in "One World" united in beauty – poignant, fragile, tenuous and enduring. It pays big dividends to get out and see it for yourself. No doubt you will fall in love with our planet and want to care for it the same way we want to protect and cherish the people we love. Stuart Gordon's work has been exhibited at a gallery in New York City and in Oregon through Photolucida. His images have been licensed by companies, such as REI, and published in national and regional magazines such as Outdoor Photographer, Landscape Photography Magazine and 1859. His work has been honored by the North American Nature Photography Association and Chasing The Light juried competition. Prints of his images are available at his online web gallery at www.chasingthelight.zenfolio.com. Gordon is a former journalist and holds a blackbelt in the martial art of Aikido. In 2009, he turned to photography full-time. He currently lives in Oregon with his wife, Anne, and three children.
