Oklahoma

Oklahoma II contains technically perfect and infintely rich visuals by Oklahoma's premier photographer. Oklahoma II is penultimate in Oklahoma travel genre. At the Smithsonian, David Fitzgerald's Cherokee work recently appeared, but the Smithsonian show will have been just a preview to the new book, which I can't wait to see. Fitzgerald's work is awesomely deep and intricate. A visual intellectual, with heart. The kind of photographs you want to absorb, every time you see one-- distinctive.

As a (nearly) native Oklahoman, I am constantly trying to dispel the belief of non-Okies that Oklahoma is a red-neck, goat-roping wild West state with little of beauty--this book was a tremendous help! The photographs of David Fitgerald are spectacular and make me want to explore the state more fully! It is a lovely adornment on a coffee table or in a glass bookshelf. The only thing keeping me from rating the book with 5 stars is that it lacks a bit of history and information about the locations photographed.