Saskatchewan: The Luminous Landscape

by Courtney Milne

To celebrate Saskatchewan's centenary, internationally renowned master photographer Courtney Milne has returned home to celebrate his first love-Saskatchewan. The breathtaking images in The Luminous Landscape pay homage to the beauty of the province's prairies, hills, forests, lakes and skies. From the Cypress Hills in the southwest to Selwyn Lake and the Crackingstone Peninsula in the far north, The Luminous Landscape transports viewers from iconic images of the prairie to the seldom seen vistas of the north. The 225 images-coupled with personal notes, stories and journal entries-reveal why, like all prairie natives, Courtney Milne's world travels always leave him longing for his cherished province. "It comes as no surprise," he notes, 'that we become spoiled by the dazzling displays of light-sunsets, sundogs, harvest moons, northern lights, not to mention thunder clouds, rainbows, hoarfrost, blue spring ditches and fields painted canola-yellow, mid-July green, or ripened gold."

144 pages, Hardcover

First published May 24, 2005

About the author

Courtney Milne (1943-2010) was a Canadian photographer and author.

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to own this book so badly. The photography is stunning and so beautifully illustrates the the gorgeousness that is Saskatchewan. While the province does need to be explored in person to get the full effect, this book gives the reader a good indication of how beautiful this province really is. Just stunning.