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"This new memoir by renowned wildlife photographer, author, and naturalist Tom Walker shares his adventures living in Alaska for more than five decades. Wild Shots blends natural history with stories about Walker's wide-ranging forays into the wilderness to photograph animals--beginning as a clueless ""cheechako"" (newcomer), but ultimately becoming a seasoned old-timer revered by many. Vivid, clear prose beautifully captures the landscape both around his home just outside of Denali National Park and wilderness destinations across the state. Following a loose chronology, Tom tracks his evolution as a novice wildlife watcher raised in the dusty hinterlands of Southern California to a more knowledgeable observer to homesteader and photographer to vocal conservationist. Collectively, the stories convey how, through all life's travails, nature remains his source of inspiration, joy, and solace through visceral experience and his patient lens."

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If Alaska were to elect an ambassador for its wildlife, I'd vote for Tom Walker. This book is his resume; a wonderful tribute to fifty years of patience, knowledge, artistry, and respect--especially respect.--Kim Heacox, author of Jimmy Bluefeather Among Alaska photographers, writers, and naturalists, Tom Walker is an inspiration to us all. His encyclopedic knowledge, impeccable craftsmanship, unassuming character, and rock-solid integrity are on full display in Wild Shots--a must-read, must-see book for all lovers of Alaska.--Nick Jans, author of A Wolf Called Romeo

If Alaska were to elect an ambassador for its wildlife, I'd vote for Tom Walker. This book is his resume; a wonderful tribute to fifty years of patience, knowledge, artistry, and respect--especially respect.--Kim Heacox, author of Jimmy Bluefeather Among Alaska photographers, writers, and naturalists, Tom Walker is an inspiration to us all. His encyclopedic knowledge, impeccable craftsmanship, unassuming character, and rock-solid integrity are on full display in Wild Shots--a must-read, must-see book for all lovers of Alaska.--Nick Jans, author of A Wolf Called Romeo Tom Walker has published numerous books, on everything from wildlife to mountaineering history. In his new memoir, he turns the lens on himself for a rich romp through an adventurous life.--Alaska: The Magazine of Life on the Last Frontier

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Tom Walker has lived in Alaska for fifty years and is the author of more than a dozen books centered on his adopted home. A freelance photographer and writer, his work has been published in Alaska Magazine, Field and Stream, Readers' Digest, Newsweek, Audubon, Sierra, and many other regional and national publications. Tom lives in Denali Park. Visit him online at TomWalkerPhotography.com

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