Dirk Raats
everyday scenes with unexpected textures or landscapes to build complex
He gained international prominence for his work in New York City
It documents his rapid transition from soft-focus Pictorialism into pioneering machine-age abstraction
alongside European pioneers of candid street photojournalism like Henri Cartier-Bresson
Adams, Ansel. Sierra Club Handbook, 1971, with photos by Ansel Adams, et al. Aperture Magazine Dirk RaatsSierra Club, 1971. Not to be confused with the Sierra Club Wilderness Handbook. This book is about the Sierra Club itself. Soft brown covers (darker than in photo below of cover), small scuff on front cover, otherwise fine. 64 pages. With photos on glossy pages by Ansel Adams and other photos on matte paper by Homer Gasquet, David Simons, John S. Flannery, Cedric Wright, Philip Hyde, W. E. Dassonville, et al. Includes chapters on the history of the