In this collection of poetic, thought-provoking and highly original essays, Robert Adams examines Paul Strand`s devotion to America, and analyzes the origins of his art. He looks at the contradictions in Ansel Adams` life and work, and comes to his own conclusions. He writes movingly not only of people but of place - his beloved West - and his belief that "we live in several landscapes at once, among them the landscape of hope..."