Seattle’s Wildlands Press, a publishing arm of Art Wolfe, Inc., has been recognized for Wolfe’s most recent book, Edge of the Earth — Corner of the Sky. The book was honored with the Publishers Marketing Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award in the Arts category, and also garnered an IPPY Award in the Coffee Table Book category, presented by Independent Publisher magazine.
Edge of the Earth — Corner of the Sky contains images from seven continents. Robert Redford, a founding member and trustee of the National Resources Defense Council, contributed the book’s foreword.
Wolfe recently addressed a bipartisan congressional caucus on the need to protect the country’s national parks. The caucus is cochaired by Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) and includes more than 40 members.