North Sloping Fall, December 2008
54 Pages, Self-Published, $47.95

North Sloping Fall is a collection of photographs and short essays by Steve Lefkovits that attempts to capture some of the essence of the imposing open space of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Exploring and understanding ANWR is the work of a lifetime. This short survey captures an 11 day rafting trip down the Kongakut River, one of the many north-flowing rivers in the 1002 areas, the protected coastal plain of the refuge. This was an August trip, and hence autumn this far north above the Arctic Circle, 69 north latitude.

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The book is 54 pages, and includes five short essays.  Images include samplings of: the Aurora borealis; colorful Arctic land- and riverscapes; surreal aerial patterns and abstracts of the North Slope of the Brooks Range.

Below is a 2 minute video of photo selections from the book.  The book contains some surprises and important differences however, so check them both out.

North Sloping Fall Video

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The US Fish and Wildlife service’s ANWR website eloquently describes ANWR and this adventure tour group’s reason for visiting:

“Perhaps the most unique feature of the refuge is that large-scale ecological and evolutionary processes continue here, free of human control or manipulation. A prominent reason for establishment of the Arctic Refuge was the fact that this single protected area encompasses an unbroken continuum of arctic and subarctic ecosystems. Here, one can traverse the boreal forest of the Porcupine River plateau, wander north up the rolling tiaga uplands, cross the rugged, glacier-capped Brooks Range, and follow any number of rivers across the tundra coastal plain to the lagoons, estuaries, and barrier islands of the Beaufort Seas coast, all without encountering an artifact of civilization.”

North Sloping Fall is available either with a glossy dustjacket, or with a hardcover image wrap.

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Pacific Landscapes, October 2005
85 pages, Self-Published, $180

Since 2005, we’ve self-published two books.¬† The first was an anthology of earlier work simply titled “Pacific Landscapes.”¬† It was a custom print run of 15, and is sold out.¬† Additional copies may be back-ordered for $180 – please call us at 510-903-1867 or email as it will take several weeks to get them produced.