Dominick Tyler
Autor/a de Uncommon Ground: A Word-Lover's Guide to the British Landscape
Obres de Dominick Tyler
Obres associades
Wild Swim: River, Lake, Lido and Sea: the Best Places to Swim Outdoors in Britain (2008) — Fotògraf, algunes edicions — 36 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1975
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- United Kingdom
- Lloc de naixement
- Cornwall, England, UK
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK
- Educació
- University College London (BA|Philosopy)
- Professions
- photographer
Membres
Ressenyes
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 1
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 42
- Popularitat
- #357,757
- Valoració
- 4.2
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 1
In a similar vien to Landmarks, Tyler has travelled the British countryside seeking these incredibly local words for very specific items. There are delights as shivver, zawn, spume and haaris. And with all of these words is a short description, and a beautiful photos taken by the author. In fact, for me, it is the photos that lift this from a good book to another level. They show the feature described, and in a lot of cases they are excellent compositions. For some there is a grid reference so you could find it too.
Well worth reading for anyone who loves the natural world, it is a beautiful book.… (més)