The Book of Santa Barbara
Macduff Everton, The Book of Santa Barbara (Tixcacalculpul Press, $78)
“The Book of Santa Barbara” (second edition) is Macduff Everton’s panoramic photographic love letter to the American Riviera, expanded fifteen years after the original with over 100 new pages. Capturing golden beaches, sage hills, Spanish-style streets, lush gardens, and dramatic coastlines, Everton pairs sweeping landscapes with intimate portraits of locals—athletes, farmers, artists, scholars, and protesters. Collaborator Mary Heebner adds poetic captions, Pico Iyer contributes a foreword on its hidden depths, and Nick Welsh’s afterword weaves in recent events like mudslides and rallies, revealing Santa Barbara’s resilient beauty and vibrant human spirit.
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