Tuscany: Inside the Light - Hardcover

This book features breathtaking images and poetic, evocative commentary. It captures the magnificent scenery and the warmth of the people who live there. It is a loving and personal portrait of Tuscany. This lavishly produced edition of the exquisitely photographed and beautifully written "Tuscany" is an intimate portrait of an unforgettable place. The Tuscan countryside is among the most well-loved on earth, for its beauty, its natural bounty and its magnificent light. Renowned master photographer Joel Meyerowitz and novelist/playwright Maggie Barrett have combined talents to create a loving and personal portrait of Tuscany through the seasons. Meyerowitz provides the breathtaking images; Maggie Barrett offers poetic, evocative commentary that pays loving tribute to this alluring rural world. They take you inside everyday Tuscan life and landscape and also capture the warmth of the people who live there and their profound connection to the land.

Joel Meyerowitz, who has published 14 books, is a Guggenheim fellow and an NEA and an NEH award-winner. His photographs have shown in major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art. He was the only photographer granted access to Ground Zero, where he persistently captured both the devastation and the dedication of the many workers who toiled at the site. Maggie Barrett is the author of three novels and a collection of short stories. Her play, Give it Up, was performed off Broadway.