{"product_id":"witness-to-water","title":"Witness to Water: One Photographer's Mission to Defend the Colorado River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking journey down the lifeblood of the American West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the crystalline headwaters of the Rocky Mountains to its shocking demise in a foamy, polluted pit in the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado River's story is one of both epic beauty and profound loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply personal and visually stunning narrative, acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride sets out to document the lifeblood of the American West. What begins as an assignment close to his childhood home transforms into a twenty-year odyssey that will change him forever. By packraft, on foot, and from the cockpit of his father's small plane, McBride bears witness to the river's grandeur--and the staggering scale of its exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a travelogue, \u003ci\u003eWitness to Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving elegy and an urgent plea. It is the story of a river that no longer reaches the sea, and a powerful reminder of the fragile natural systems we too often take for granted. This book is an unforgettable portrait of a river in peril, and a testament to what we stand to lose when we ask too much of the world that sustains us. Yet within its pages also lies a current of hope--not just for the Colorado, but for the countless rivers worldwide upon which our lives depend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete McBride\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, writer, and speaker known for his powerful storytelling at the intersection of adventure and environmental conservation. Raised in Colorado, McBride has spent over two decades documenting remote corners of the globe, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the depths of the Grand Canyon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA National Geographic Explorer, Adventurer of the Year, and Sony Artisan of Imagery, McBride has worked in more than 75 countries, combining his skills in photojournalism and filmmaking to spotlight pressing environmental issues, particularly those involving water scarcity, wilderness protection, and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis 750-mile trek through the length of the Grand Canyon became the basis for the Emmy-nominated documentary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto the Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand his celebrated book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a National Outdoor Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis later books,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeing Silence\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing Water\u003c\/i\u003e, also won national book awards, and his photography and writing have appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic, Outside, Smithsonian,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is a frequent speaker at global conferences and conservation events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book feels like standing on a riverbank and finally paying attention.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitness to Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis stunning, honest, and quietly devastating in the best way.\"\u003cb\u003e--Paul Nicklen,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ephotographer and co-founder of SeaLegacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWitness to Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis breathtaking and deeply moving--a powerful reminder that water is the thread that holds life, culture, and wild places together. Pete McBride's work is both beautiful and urgent, and this book is a gift.\"\u003cb\u003e--Cristina Mittermeier, Sony Artisan of Imagery and co-founder of SeaLegacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitness to Water\u003c\/i\u003e, Pete McBride brings to life his three-decade odyssey from adventure photographer to conservation storyteller and freshwater advocate. He's an engaging writer about what he's seen from the ground, paddling a boat or flying a small plane. Rivers like the Colorado break your heart when they're overused and disappear into muck. What's better for people, land and wildlife, he writes, is a river that's wet.\"\u003cb\u003e-- Betsy Marston, editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriters on the Range\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWitness to Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a blueprint for how we can engage with big, messy environmental problems--starting at home, and rippling our understanding, and actions, out into the wider world. Read and enjoy this book; then use it as inspiration for your own story.\"\u003cb\u003e-- Auden Schendler, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrible Beauty: Reckoning with Climate Complicity and Rediscovering Our Soul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hierophant Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54465590296886,"sku":"9781950253517","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/imageloader_90e5d291-c8ee-4ca9-ab22-ea3076383c8b.jpg?v=1787692563","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/witness-to-water","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}