Description

The Color of Water Ebook Edition is Tony Sweet’s finest, most insightful book project of his 35-year career in nature photography.

To create The Color of Water, Tony gathered 35 years of his finest photographs of water, illuminating his personal obsession with the reflections of nature and its hidden hues. Crafted as a contemplation on fine art nature photography, The Color of Water is a guide for photography enthusiasts, inviting you to engage with a journey into the luminous spaces where reflection and imagination meet.

The photographs in The Color of Water focus on the ability of water to reinterpret the natural world, showing waterscapes in constant motion, alive with shifting currents of color and texture. Each reflection tells its own story, shaped by angle of view, season, shutter speed, and the dance of light across the surface. These images blur the boundary between photography and abstraction, offering glimpses into a world that exists for only a heartbeat before it changes again.

Just as Tony has done for over 30 years as a photography instructor, he shares the technical and artistic structure to each image, without secrets. Chapter introductions and extended captions will reveal how photographers like you can build your own creative visualizations of water and its surroundings. Camera settings and post-processing notes will reveal the influences on character and the emotional impact of each scene.

Over 160 digital pages, The Color of Water shares 120 photographs viewable as single pages or in two-page view for side-by-side photo comparison and to showcase two-page spreads. Prepared by a professional ebook development house in the popular WebPDF format, The Color of Water Ebook Edition has a hyperlinked table of contents for easy browsing through 160 pages.

The Color of Water celebrates water as both subject and collaborator, helping us to capture the essence of nature through its fluid reinterpretations. Every photograph becomes a meditation on impermanence, beauty, and the wonder of seeing the familiar made new again and again.

The Color of Water: The Artistry of Light, Reflection & Hidden Hues
Tony Sweet
WebPDF with hyperlinked table of contents
160 pp. viewable as single pages or in two-page view.
Full-color interior with 120 high-resolution photographs.
ISBN 978-0-9984529-2-0 ebook
ISBN 978-0-9984529-1-3 print

Support for The Color of Water

“In The Color of Water, Tony exposes the powerful connection between water and color, and the way it resonates with both mind and spirit.” —Deb Sandidge, professional photographer, Nikon Ambassador, and author of Digital Infrared Photography

“The Color of Water is a beautiful meditation on the magic of reflection and light.” —Rick Sammon, award-winning photographer, Canon Explorer of Light, and author of more than 40 books on photography

“The Color of Water is more than a beautiful collection—it is a generous sharing of vision and craft.” —from the foreword by Ellen Anon, nature and fine art photographer, author, and educator

“Tony’s willingness to share his technical mastery and artistic process is a generous guide for both aspiring and seasoned photographers, encouraging all of us to bring new imagination to our craft.” —Richard Martin, professional photographer, contributor to Photo Lifemagazine, and Vision & Discovery workshop instructor

“The Color of Water is your chance to give back to a true artist and educator Tony Sweet. I know that I look forward to seeing The Color of Water on my coffee table.” —Darrell Gulin, professional nature, wildlife, and travel photographer and Canon Explorer of Light and Canon Legend

“A must-have book for any nature or landscape photographer.” —John Barclay, award-winning professional photographer and cohost of The Cole & John Photography Show

“The Color of Water is truly a masterpiece of Tony Sweet’s career!” —Brenda Tharp, award-winning professional photographer

“A beautiful reflection of the artist, teacher, and friend Tony has been to so many—a natural expression of a lifetime of generosity, insight, and artistry.” —Rad Drew, host of How I Did It!™ webinars and professional iPhone photographer