Freeman Patterson's Portraits of Earth, now appearing in a revised edition with a new introduction, is an expression of Patterson's vision of Earth. Combining 114 remarkable photographs with a compelling text, he takes readers behind the lens of the camera so that they begin to see the Earth through his eyes, to sense its natural designs, its lines, its textures. It is a compelling photographic portrait of this planet we call Earth. freeman patterson lives at Shamper's Bluff, New Brunswick near his childhood home. He has given numerous photographic workshops in the United States, Israel, England, Australia and New Zealand and has received numerous awards including, in 2001, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Nature Photography Association. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1985.

Freeman Patterson is one of the preeminent photographers in Canada. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1975 and appointed to the Order of Canada in 1985. Among his many awards are the gold medal for photographic excellence by the National Film Board of Canada, the Hon. EFIAP of the Fédération internationale de l'Art Photographique (Berne, Switzerland(, and the gold medal for distinguished contribution to photography from the Canadian Association for Photographic Art. He currently lives in Shamper's Bluff, New Brunswick, near his childhood home.

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