Will Crockett, founder of ShootSmarter.com and ShootSmarter University, has released his eighth DVD, Digital Exposure Control. The 74-minute DVD provides tips and techniques for battling exposure control in the world of digital imaging.
Crockett explains light meters and discusses how to integrate digital cameras, studio strobes, light meters and on-camera flashes for reliable results...

Mountaineers Books has published “Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam,” with more than 200 full-color images by Florian Schulz (see Portfolio, page 12) and a foreword by Robert Kennedy Jr. Schulz documents the landscape, plants, animals and people of an ecosystem that exists along the spine of the Rocky Mountains. Although the wildness is still untouched by man, it lies in the path of encroaching development.

Contributing essayists Karsten Heuer, David Suzuki, Rick Bass and David Quammen describe...

In "88 Secrets to Wildlife Photography," wildlife and nature photographers Rod Barbee and Scott Bourne share professional techniques for making compelling photographs at locations close to home, such as zoos, parks or wildlife refuges. Beginning and experienced shooters will find tips for photographing wildlife, as well as information about equipment and basic and advanced...

Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski have published their 11th book, "Valley of the Dunes." The 152-page coffee-table book features 120 of the duo’s favorite photos taken while exploring Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park over the past 25 years.

A selection of photos from the book can be viewed at www.dancingpelican.com. Autographed copies may be purchased from the web site for $19.95 each.

One of the oldest surviving explorers and adventurers of the 20th century, Bradford Washburn, has published his autobiography. Now in his 90s, Washburn looks back on his multifaceted career, which includes pioneering work in aerial photography in Alaska’s mountains, 13 first ascents of Alaskan peaks and a decades-long relationship with the National Geographic Society. The autobiography also offers rare photographs and little-known anecdotes about Washburn’s World War II service and other explorations...

Jack Dykinga has published his first book devoted entirely to the state of Arizona. The coffeetable book, written and photographed by Dykinga with a foreword by Charles Bowden, captures the diversity of the state in more than 120 images.
The 128-page, 11 x 11 hardcover is available at bookstores or through Westcliffe Publishers for $50.

Lonely Planet’s new “Travel Book” seeks to represent every country in the world with images and text in an A-to-Z format. With the intention of showing a slice of life in each place, it focuses on a location’s beauty, singularity and most fascinating qualities.
The “Travel Book” features full-color, double-page spreads combined with cultural insights, key facts and maps. Original content was written by Lonely Planet’s expert staff and authors. The hardcover “Travel Book” is 448 pages and lists for $39.99.

This September, Seattle-based nature photographer Art Wolfe will be releasing 3 new books: California (Sasquatch Books), The High Himalaya (Mountaineers Books), and Africa (Wildlands Press).

California is the fourth book in a series showing the natural wonders (landscapes and wildlife) of the West, and follows Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Colorado.

The High Himalaya will include photographs taken over more than 17 years of association with the Himalayas, from the 1984 Seattle expedition to Mt. Everest through March 2001. It will feature the landscapes and the cultures of Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan, and Western China, with a foreword by Tenzing Norbu, an introduction by Peter Potterfield, and interviews with such notable climbers and outdoorsmen...