The Mutable Sea: Reflections on Change

by Lee Anne White (author/photographer)

In turning her eye to the sea, landscape photographer Lee Anne White has captured the simultaneous ebb and flow of the tide, the ever-changing nature of the shore, and the colorful reflections of the evening sky in a series of lush, intimate photographs. Taken mostly after sunset on Amelia Island—the southernmost of the southern Sea Islands and the northernmost of islands along Florida’s Atlantic Coast—the 56 color images convey the way gentle waves washing ashore make one feel—calm, relaxed and contemplative. An essay by the photographer, as well as an excerpt from Rachel Carson’s The Edge of the Sea, help set the tone for this book by reflecting on change and mutability both at the edge of the sea and in life. Release September 1, 2013. Currently taking advanced orders.

70 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

About the author

Through the camera lens and pen, Lee Anne White has explored the work and creative process of some of America's most talented landscape architects, garden designers and avid gardeners. Her favorite gardens are those with a strong sense of style, which use materials in unexpected ways, and reflect the personality of their owners. As an avid gardener, she has broken ground and more than a few shovels in Connecticut's rocky loam and Georgia's red clay.
In addition to writing or editing more than 15 books on landscape design, Lee Anne has served as a major contributing photographer to each. Recent titles include Patio & Walkway Ideas That Work, Outdoor Kitchen Ideas That Work, Water Garden Idea Book, Outdoor Living Idea Book and Backyard Idea Book. Her work has appeared in Fine Gardening, Garden Design, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living Gardener, AQUA, Traditional Home and Atlanta Magazine's HOME. She is the former editor of Fine Gardening and teaches a garden photography workshop for The Maine Media Workshops.
Lee Anne is fascinated by creativity and the creative process in all of its forms. She has a master’s degree in Creativity and Change Leadership, and has been exploring the role of creativity in women’s lives. Her latest book, Her Own Way: Creating an Authentic Life, will be released in early 2013.