{"product_id":"going-deep-inside-the-coast-and-islands-of-maine-hardcover","title":"Going Deep: Inside the Coast and Islands of Maine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Ralston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeather Cox Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Settle in and listen. It'll be worth it.\"--Heather Cox Richardson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA master storyteller's intimate visual portrait of Maine, on land and sea--opening the door to a world few outsiders ever see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo a casual visitor, the coast of Maine is paradise--a place of summer respite and \"vacationland\" ease. But to Peter Ralston, it is a world of powerful beauty, unique character, and tightly woven communities that survive against long odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over forty-five years, acclaimed photographer Peter Ralston has documented the working coast of Maine with a \"clear-eyed outsider\" perspective that has earned him the hard-won trust of its most working coastal and island communities. Ralston doesn't just photograph; here he learned to \"go deep\"--to look beneath the surface and to capture the emotional truth of this, his most celebrated subject to which he was introduced by Andrew and Betsy Wyeth in 1978. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGoing Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, Ralston presents a stunning curated collection of his work, weaving together iconic images with the revealing stories behind them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom hauling sheep in an open dory between islands, to the quiet resilience of winter harbors, Ralston's eye captures the liminal spaces between land and sea, hope and survival, outsider and insider. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoing Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is far more than \"just\" a photography book; it transcends mere regionalism as a visual memoir of a life spent in a world of working waterfronts, the \"lifeboat ethics\" of small, working villages, and the enduring spirit of a place that offers profound lessons of community and caring, lessons that seem particularly stirring and applicable today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Ralston\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, where he formed a deep lifelong friendship\/mentor relationship with the Wyeth family. Peter worked for a decade as a freelance photojournalist, and then began photographing the coast of Maine in 1978, drawn especially to the working communities that define the coast's enduring character. He now owns and operates Ralston Gallery in Rockport, Maine, spending as much time as he possibly can \"out there\" on his boat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.3 x 12.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51417983090911,"sku":"9781567928815","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CPOkamMKhV9781567928815.webp?v=1789703534","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/going-deep-inside-the-coast-and-islands-of-maine-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}