“. . . Chuck Graham discovered Carrizo about five years after President Bill Clinton declared it a National Monument in 2001: “I saw some photos of it in a magazine. They were just beautiful, and I knew immediately I needed to be there.” . . . Looking through Graham’s camera lens, you see the area as he does—a beautiful cathedral to nature’s glory. The book will make you long to visit the place as Graham does, just himself, his backpack and tent, and his camera, binoculars, and notebook. . . .”

“When I started the book, I was just thinking photo book, but my book designer, Terri Wright, saw more than that,” he said. “She suggested breaking it up into three sections, writing some essays to break up the photography.”