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The Books in My Library-Peter Slater,Pat Slater,Raoul Slater. Sally Elmer.

There are some wonderful husband and wife teams when it comes to Photography and Art in Australia.
It becomes even more wonderful when children in the family continue in the same mould.
One such family are the Slaters.
Peter, his late wife Pat and son Raoul
They have been photographing,illustrating and producing books mainly on birds for many years.

I have many in my collection.

Sally Elmer has collaborated with Peter and Raoul on the Glimpses of Australian Birds book which is a masterpiece.

There are fantastic technical and practical advice in these books.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Slater_(ornithologist)

These books here are some I cherish from this talented family.

Art work by Peter Slater

Inside front cover of Rare and Vanishing Australian Birds

This is a delightful book by Raoul

This bok is a classic of how they used to do it.

Description of the book

One of the featured photographers

Picture from book by A G Wells.

The Books in My Library-"The Life and Art of William T Cooper"

Occasionally in some of my videos I have mentioned some of the great books I have in my personal library.
I have many on Birds and Wildlife and also on photography.
Some also are on Australian Art and I love the fictional work of the great authors..
In this day and age I believe it is important to maintain the practice of reading and indeed creating good books.
I hope to leave my collection mainly for the benefit of my grandchildren.
Today I will do a short review of "The Life and Art of William T Cooper" by Penny Olsen.
The forward is by David Attenborough.
Penny Olsen has put together some wonderful books about the Art of Bird Ilustration and also Australian Birds in general.
Since I became acquainted with work of this great Australian Bird and Wildlife Artist he has died.

Here is a link to some short videos by Sarah Scragg about Bill and his meeting with David Attenborough.

https://vimeo.com/49892627

https://vimeo.com/33327840

This book is a beautifully produced coffee table book.

It traces Cooper's career from his earliest development and shows how he moved from Landscape Artist to Birds and Wildlife.

The videos available about him complement the book beautifully.

There is also an instructional video available on how to paint like he did.

One of the things I like about the book it shows his friendships and interaction with many other significant Australia Artists and Photographers, names I have grown up with and whose books I also have in my library.

Stanley Breeden is one of them.

I highly recommend getting a copy of this to add to your library and have a real good read.

Some books that Inspire Me

Here is just one pic of some of the books on my shelves.
Some great Australian Photographers and Bird Artists represented here.
Also some inspiring photo journalism and Natural History Authors.
GOOGLE them to find out more.
Many of these books can still be purchased as used.

Stavros Pippos-Australian Landscape Photographer
Richard Woldendorp-Australian Landscape Photographer
Robert Rankin-Wilderness Photographer and writer.
A Day in the Life of : London
                                    The Soviet Union
                                    Australia
Magnificent Australian Bird Photographers  -Peter Slater
Australian Birds-Robin Hill, Bird Artist
What Bird is That?  Neville Cayley,Bird Artist
Complete Book of Australian Birds- Readers Digest. Various photographers.
Every Australian Bird Illustrated. Various photographers.
Bird --Australia. DK Publishing
Australia's South East- Stanley Breeden. Photographer and Author
Rainforest Country-Stanley and Kaisa Breeden.  Photographers and Authors.
Wildflower Country-Stanley and Kaisa Breeden.  Photographers and Authors.
The Enchanted Canopy- Andrew W Mitchell
The Rainforests -- Darcy Richardson
Rainforest- Thomas Marent
Complete Book Of Australian Mammals- Australian Museum
Wild and Free-- Nicholas Birks. Former Australian Javelin Champion and farmer.(Birds of Prey)
50 Years Photographing Australia- Steve Parish.