Linde Waidhofer Traditional Printed Photo Books

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S T O N E    &    S I L E N C E

by Linde Waidhofer
11 by 12 inches, 108 pages,
accompanying texts
by Lito Tejada-Flores

ISBN 0-941283-16-X
limited edition, signed & numbered
$60.00

STONE & SILENCE is a landmark of beautiful bookmaking. The deluxe trade paperback edition of this oversize 11 by 12 inch book was printed on a new grade of extra heavy 200 gsm art paper, from ultra-fine 200-line color separations. Each image is spot varnished. The smythe-sewn binding will stand up to years of passionate page turning. The softcover edition is now sold out and out of print, as are Linde's earlier books. But all her out-of-print books will soon be re-issued as electronic photo books.

In the Portfolio section of this web site, you will find a selection of images from Stone & Silence

However, five hundred numbered and signed, case-bound copies of the first edition were also produced, and of these less than 50 are left. These copies are available for $60 plus shipping, directly from Western Eye. You can call my office in Sedona Arizona, toll free at
800 333 5178
and order a copy from my wonderful assistant, Diane Hoffman.

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STONE & SILENCE has received a number of awards:

Winner of the Western United States Book Design Awards art/photography category, 1997/1998

Best book in the "Image" category at the Banff Internatinal Mountain Book Festival, 1998.

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But even more impressive are the kudos and complements from a distinguished collection of photographers and writers:

“Linde Waidhofer’s splendid images interpret the American desert in a way that goes far beyond what she has witnessed. They echo the essential values that those of us who have spent time there hold dear, and those who have yet to do so hold in their mind’s eye. The purity of her vision and its execution are as rare as the scenes themselves.”
  Galen Rowell
  photographer, author, adventurer

“Stone & Silence is a blessing in the hand. Linde Waidhofer’s eye focuses not only on the majesty of forms that create the Colorado Plateau but the spiritual force that moves within the redrock desert.”
  Terry Tempest Williams
  author, naturalist

“This is a devoted book. Devotion first to the desert and its innermost eloquence. Devotion also to photography and its expressive ability to convey Linde’s respectful reverence for wilderness. And finally there is deep devotion to the art of book building. In its timelessness, Stone & Silence is a tribute from Linde and Lito not only to the desert and to photography, but to us.”
  Sam Abell
  staff photographer,
  National Geographic Society