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"Trekking American West"--A Collection of Photographs by Dr. Youqin E. XiePreface This book was written with friends. Never did I imagine that photography, together with Internet, would have allowed me to make so many friends all around the world. I can honestly say that without them there would not be this book. In the last two years most of my photography works were posted on wenxuecity.com (nickname "quinster"), Photo.net, nphoto.net, photosalonLA.org, and shadowycave.com. I thank everyone with all my heart for their support, encouragement and critiques. The best part of this book is a collection of assays and poems written by these friends. I am forever indebted to my family and friends. May 10, 2009, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA. I am totally enamored with the rich culture, fantastic history and spectacular landscape of American West. I have spent years trekking the vast desert of this region, not only to enjoy the dream-like beauty of great expansion while often intoxicated by the sights of numerous natural wonders but also to find ways to articulate my deep appreciation for the endless supply of inspiration offered so generously by the land. My idea of photography has less to do with recording scenery in its faithful manner but more to bring out the abstract aspect of Nature and its splendors. To me, every scene has its unique inner richness together with some outer characteristics. The mystic of American West is multifaceted, filled with out-of-this-worldly geological patterns and unfathomable geometry of shapes and forms. I'm often totally mesmerized by the never-ending variety and rare perfection of lights, colors, patterns, texture, and structures. Thus I have become driven in search of such marvelous elements to harness the great harmony of this inspirational coexistence. A moment spent there can be ever so deeply moving as unexpected lights come on all of a sudden, lighting up the world around me unannounced, in absolute silence. An inspiration strikes me like lightning - that's the time I do my best work in close contact with light never seen before in my life. Of all the things in the world, I favor vast and open landscape the most, especially the land that has been long deserted and utterly soundless; this, by the way, is exactly what the wild American West is about. Such a fantastic loneliness gives birth to the freedom of the uninhibited kind to a heart. To me, the attraction is irresistible, always providing a treasured escape from the noise and trivia of the human world. Once there, I can't help but to express my heart-felt relief and joy with my camera. In my opinion, landscape photography shouldn't be limited to the capture and interpretation of natural beauty alone; instead, it offers an opportunity to pour one's heart out for Mother Nature. The best form of beauty only exists in nature. As a landscape photographer, I try my best to record such scenery in my works, with uttermost honesty. I try to capture those perfect moments to express my understanding of photography and my deep appreciation of beauty. Of course I wish my viewers could resonate with me in love with the wondrous and one-of-its-kind quality this stunningly beautiful land offers to us all. Chinese Introduction of the Book We are extremely saddened to announce that Dr. Youqin Eugene Xie passed away on June 30, 2009, 3:45 pm, California time, after a courageous fight with lung cancer for more than nine months. He was surrounded by his family. He was 45. Five freshly printed books of his photographs were hand delivered to him about a week before his passing. He left all of us and the World a treasured collection of great landscape photographic arts that will be appreciated and enjoyed forever. Our prayer goes to his family. Memorial services were completed on July 11, 2009. Notes from Directron.com on ordering: As a friend to Dr. Xie, Directron.com is pleased to provide logistics and help distributing his book. We believe this book is a very worthy collection and gift for every one who enjoys fine arts. We suggest you to buy extra copies as gifts for your friends and local libraries. (1) We now have this book in stock. All pre-orders have been shipped. Here is a link to a web page showing people's comments and feedback upon receiving this book: First impressions and feedback on Dr. Xie's book You are welcome to leave your comments there, too. (2) Directron.com's main shipping area is in north America and US territories, for which we provide multiple shipping methods. Please choose the right shipping method. We do ship to Canada through USPS but do not provide online tracking and the customer must pay Canadian customs. Once an order is shipped, you'll receive a second email confirmation with the tracking info. (3) Orders from other countries such as Singapore, Australia, and European countries are accepted for this book but the shipping cost may need adjustments before shipping. Our online orders currently do not allow orders from most countries outside North America. You can place your order in two ways. One is by sending your order by email your order information to george@directron.us, such as quantity, shipping address, payment information, billing address, and contacts (phone numbers). We'll email you a quote with the actual shipping cost and accept your payment information by email or phone. The second method is to add this book to your shopping basket together with this international shipping item. On that item page, leave your shipping address, choose the proper shipping quantity and charge, and add it to the shopping basket. Then go through our regular ordering process by entering the following US address as the shipping address: 10402 Harwin Drive, Houston, TX 77036 and "Pickup, no shipping charge" as the shipping method to by-pass the country restriction and addition shipping. You can enter your credit card and phone number information normally to go through the online ordering process. If you come across any difficulties, please email george@directron.us (4) Individual prints of Dr. Xie's photographs in 16x20", 16x24", 20x30" and other sizes shall be made available for online ordering on this website soon. Email us if you are interested in ordering them. (5) Many of the essays and poetry in the book do not include English translations. (6) This book is now available for pre-ordering within China at www.yihaodian.com. It's the same version as the one distributed in the US. (7) Please email information@directron.com if you have any questions and suggestions on this web page. You are welcome to leave your comments and reviews of Dr. Xie's photo work by clicking "Rate This Item" link above. Sample Photographs by Youqin Eugene Xie The larger picture above is the front cover and the smaller picture is the back cover of the book (click them to enlarge). 
More Sample Photographs from Dr. Xie I More Sample Photographs from Dr. Xie II Contents of the Book A Brief Biography of Youqin Eugene Xie Trained and working as a chemist, Dr. Xie fell in love with photography in early 1990s. He travels extensively to the western United States. His works have been published in many photographic journals and websites. This book is a collection of mostly his landscape work over ten years. References: Online publications of Dr. Xie's photographs: | ||||||
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