The Garden State As You’ve Never Seen It Before!

Rutgers University Press Announces the Publication of a Stunning

Photography Book

New Jersey: The Natural State

“Photography here is a joy. Cascading waterfalls, pastoral

meadows, high ridges, the rocky bulge of Mount Tamany and the majestic

Delaware River all provide ample opportunities for the landscape photographer.

. . . I see bears. I see bobcat prints in the snow, fossils and quartz

crystals in the rock. I walk among chest-high ferns and through thickets

of mountain laurel that bloom so densely in June that the scene appears

to have been covered by a freak snowfall. Wherever I shoot, I am surrounded

by an enchanting landscape. After returning home from a day of picture

taking, I feel as if I’ve been gone for weeks. It’s comforting to know

that not only does such a place exist right here in New Jersey, but that

so much of it has been permanently preserved,” -- photographer Dwight Hiscano

in New Jersey: The Natural State

New Brunswick, N.J. -- Were you surprised to find you were reading a

description of New Jersey? If so, you aren’t alone. Even many New Jerseyans

don’t realize their small state is home to some of the nation’s most diverse

and beautiful landscapes. From the Kittatinny Mountains in the north to

the beaches of Cape May in the south, New Jersey overflows with natural

beauty, and Dwight Hiscano captures it all with unparalleled artistry in

New Jersey: The Natural State (Publication date: June 30, 2000;

8.5” x 11”, 130 pp., 100 color and 5 b&w photos; Cloth, $39.00, 0-8135-2772-4),

a magnificent collection of more than 100 photos taken over the past decade.

In the spirit of Ansel Adams, who showed the world the previously overlooked

magnificence of the West, Hiscano allows us to view New Jersey as never

before, showing us its many splendors and varied seasons. His incomparable

photographs are organized geographically — Ridge and Valley, Highlands,

Piedmont, Pine Barrens, and Shore. We view the state from its mountaintops

and sand dunes. We see mighty oak trees and fragile roses. Waterfalls and

beaver ponds. Snow-covered cedars and sun-drenched black-eyed Susans. Sunrise

and moonrise. Beauty in the most obvious and unexpected places. Hiscano’s

extraordinary portrayal of New Jersey in its most natural state also focuses

our attention to the state’s rapidly diminishing wildlands, and points

out the urgent need to continue to preserve the landscape for future generations.

New Jersey: The Natural State also features a foreword by acclaimed N.J. nature writer Pete Dunne,

director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, and vice president of Natural History Information,

New Jersey Audubon Society.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Dwight Hiscano is widely recognized as one of the state's leading outdoor

photographers. His images have been published in calendars, magazines and trade publications in the

United States, Europe, and Asia. His limited edition prints are held in numerous collections throughout the

United States.

For more information, please contact Dwight Hiscano, 908-273-5666/ dhiscano@aol.com or visit

www.dwighthiscano.com. Dwight presently lives in Summit with his wife, Nancy.

Founded in 1936, Rutgers University Press is a non-profit academic

publishing house operating under the auspices of Rutgers, the State University

of New Jersey. The Press publishes titles in African American studies,

anthropology, art, cultural studies, economics, environmental studies,

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New Jersey and regional studies, political science, psychology, religion,

sociology, science, and women's studies.

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