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Book Reviews
Nature’s Palette: Art Through a Photographer’s Eyes
RebeccasReads.com-Jan. 16, 2005
Nature's Palette is Michael Impellizzeri's way of bringing the glory of our Earth into our homes. His photographs are spectacular, intimate, distant, fuzzy & incredibly detailed. From Summer Blues of a hazy lake surrounded by forest, a golden glowing autumn woodland, butterflies caught in a still moment, impressions of speed & brilliance of flowers, come along with this expert photographer & see your world anew.
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RebeccasReads.com-Mar. 13, 2005
Of all three books from this poetic artist, Nature's Artistry is the one that fascinates me, because he sees the world in pictures & moments, focusing faces out of rocks, teddy bears out of tree stumps, red foxes in fungus, monsters in snow.
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RebeccasReads.com-Feb. 13, 2005
Turn the pages of Impressions of the Natural World & take a journey through the natural world: its beauty, magical moments, astonishing landscapes & the wondrous creatures that inhabit it.
This time, noted nature photographer Michael Thomas Impellizzeri has captured rare & spectacular moments in our natural world, & paired them with thought-enhancing quotations.
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Midwest Book Review-Sept. 8, 2002
Michael Thomas Impellizzeri’s Natures Palette: Art Though A Photographer’s Eyes is a truly dazzling display of natural photography, wildlife, land and sea, all showcasing a joyous celebration of the beauty of Mother Earth. Full color photographs (sometimes in perfect stillness, sometimes capturing a blur of motion) speak from the heart. Most photographs have an accompanying brief passage describing the motives and feelings of the photographer. A most gorgeous nature photography book, Nature’s Palette is as inspiring as it is enjoyable.
WindStarWildlife Institute-Aug. 3, 2002
Mr. Impellizzeri paints with light just as the impressionists did. He deliberately blurs some images, using multiple exposure techniques and long exposures to create a painterly look. This talented photographer is also an excellent writer. His prose discusses his experiences and views of the natural world, including a frank discussion of his failures as well as his triumphs, not only giving the reader some insight into how the photos came to be, or what he sees in the image, but also opening urban eyes to the incredible beauty and wonder of the natural landscape.
His nature tales and breathtaking images provide food for thought as well as for the soul. If you like nature and you like photography, you’ll love this book.
Sanibel-Captiva Islander-Aug. 9-15, 2002
Can the soul of as impressionist painter find happiness in the click of a camera shutter? Can film be used like a canvas to paint images with light? Michael Impellizzeri offers a resounding “Yes.” His accompanying essays discuss his experiences and views of the natural world and the art of photography. His nature tales and breathtaking images provide food for thought as well as for the soul.
Rose Rosetree Book Review for Pathway Magazine
You and I are spoiled, visually. Beautiful images bombard us through the media, thousands of them every day. Then there’s the little matter of reality, with all the gorgeous things it could show is, if we were to stop and pay attention.
Michael Thomas Impellizzeri has managed to combine both categories. His images and accompanying text are more than gorgeous. They’ll start you seeing things differently.
• A meticulously blurry image of Mt. Rushmore, for instance, is captioned “Time Passes By.”
• Even the redoubtable Georgia O’Keeffe, if she lived today, might learn something from the melting golden hues in Impellizzeri’s flower photo called “Floral Paint.”
• And “Preening Time” displays one of the best-dressed ducks you’ve ever seen in Annapolis. (Seriously, the picture is both visually arresting and funny, as waves break up the reflection of a duck’s grooming ritual. If I had a teenage girl, I’d be tempted to frame this plate from the book and hang it in her bathroom, just to help her lighten up about the self–beautification process.)
Actually, you might want to buy two copies of this fabulous book. Keep one to rip up. Frame a dozen of the photos to redecorate your home. Then place the other book on your coffee table to entertain and inspire your visitors. This photographer’s vision turns out to be more contagious than pinkeye.
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