"Reading green: New book celebrates history and beauty of St. Louis city and county parks"

FROM THE BEACON is the article:  Reading green: New book celebrates history and beauty of St. Louis city and county parks, written by Mary Delach Leonard. According to that article, the book St. Louis Parks:

...features stunning photography by freelance photographer Mark Scott Abeln and Steve Tiemann, a county park ranger. The text is by NiNi Harris, who has written extensively about St. Louis history and architecture, and Esley Hamilton, historian and preservationist for the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Interview on “St. Louis Parks”

The authors of the new book, St. Louis Parks, are interviewed on KTVI television:  “St. Louis Parks” interview.

More information on the book can be found here.

“St. Louis Parks"

I did the photography for the city section of this book, corresponding to text written by NiNi Harris. Click here for more details.

You can order a copy now:

The Refracted Light

I write a blog on the artistic and technical aspects of photography:  http://therefractedlight.blogspot.com

Books I've written

Users Manual and Quick Start Guides for PoliWall products from TechGuard Security L.L.C.

Photos on Book Covers

My photography is featured on book covers:

A Concise History of Saint Louis University.

Caring for Victor: A U.S. Army Nurse and Saddam Hussein.

Tower Grove.

Thursday Night Pizza.

Contact information

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