Wild & Precious (Daylight, Fall 2015) by American fine art photographer Jesse Burke brings together landscape photographs, portraits, and still lifes he made during a series of road trips he took with his daughter Clover from 2010 to 2015 to explore the natural world. To encourage a connection between his child and nature, Burke used these adventures to give Clover an education that he considers essential — one that develops an appreciation and respect for our planet’s wildlife and natural resources, the importance of conservation, and self-confidence. For five years, the father and daughter team travelled to incredible locations throughout their native New England, as well as to the Rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, the Southwestern Sonoran Desert, and the beaches of North Carolina and Florida. At each site, they studied the trees, the land, the sky, and the animals
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