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pp. 119, black and white photographs throughout. SIGNED and dedicated by the author on the title page. “When UNESCO declared Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment a Biosphere Reserve in 1990, the environmentalists who had been fighting for decades to preserve it achieved a moral victory. But the war is not yet won. Indeed, the fate of the Escarpment – like that of the Bruce Trail, which extends through it from Niagara to Tobermory – is far from secure, as the forces of development continue to compete with those of preservation. Theresa Kazmierczak-Stubler is a fine art photographer whose profound affection for the Bruce Trail has enabled her to capture its exquisite features with clarity and grace. Making exclusive use of natural light and the zone system pioneered by Ansel Adams, her images emphasize the play of light on fallen leaves, on silvery brances of barren trees, on mist from summer waterfalls. Meticulously reproduced under the photographer’s own supervision, the stunning images in the ‘Trails of Light’ collection comprise a loving portrait of a magnificent natural landscape.”