Blown Away One Sheet

1

description

Displays all of the specifics about the book "Blown Away: A Year Through The Lens of The Tornado Hunter"

Transcript of Blown Away One Sheet

Page 1: Blown Away One Sheet

Distributed by: Altavoz | 622 Hungerford Dr. | Suite 2 | Rockville, MD 20850 | www.altavoz.com | 301.309.9722

Published by Indie Ink Publishing, Ltd.610 Rusholme Road

Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7L 0G7 Info: [email protected]

T: 306.664.2723

Blown Aw

ay A year through the lens of The Tornad

o Hunter

The drama, beauty, terror and aftermath of Tornado Alley...

One man's journey into and through one of the most horrific and awe-inspiring storm seasons on record. Join Canada's Tornado Hunter, Greg Johnson, on this deeply personal journey and you too will be Blownyou too will be Blown Away.

In his own words and stunning colour photographs, Johnson brings a fresh and intimate perspective to the life of the storm-chaser.

The reader travels with Johnson through 12 American states and two Canadian provinces in his quest to not only intercept, but document, some of the season's most powerful storms, like some of the season's most powerful storms, like the F5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011.

Blown Away is also a look inside the world of severe weather photography, and Johnson provides tantalizing detail of his equipment and shot strategies that will satisfy the amateur and professional photographer alike.professional photographer alike.

Blown Away includes a Foreword by international television star George Kourounis (host of Angry Planet), an introduction and an index.

Johnson is well-known for his workshops on severe weather photography, his innovative shot-making and his creativity in merging time-lapse photography and music to create mesmerizing weather visual and music to create mesmerizing weather visual and soundscapes.

Through his active social media presence with real-time blogging and chase video postings, Johnson also invited amateur photographers to submit their own photos, some of which are included in the pages of Blown Away.

For more, visit blownawaFor more, visit blownaway.ca Follow Greg on Twitter: @canadogreg

INFOISBN: 978-0-9878105-1-9 SLP: $29.95Retail Discount: 45%Layout: 12" x 10" (landscape) 168 Pages/200+ Color photos Category: Non-FictionTTrade paperback Publication date: September 20, 2012

Contact: Alex GohlPhone: 301-956-8742Fax: 301-263-7709Email: [email protected]

ORDER

"His blend of artistic and journalistic styles punctuates his storytelling, bringing the reader along for the ride...and what a ride it is." - George Kourounis, Storm Chaser & Adventurer, Host, Angry Planet TV Series TV Series

"Storm chasing with him changes the way people think and feel about their surroundings." - Jaclyn Whittal, Storm Chaser & Meteorologist, Global TV

"Amazing photography brings you inside the storm, as it accurately inside the storm, as it accurately depcts a storm chaser's life on the road. With 11 years of storm chasing experience myself, and being fortunate enough to chase many large and powerful tornadoes/hurricanes/nor'easters, I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a love for book to anyone who has a love for storm chasing." - Greg Nordstrom, Instructor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University

"Being a chaser myself, I can relate to everything he is talking about, but his words and the passion behind it really words and the passion behind it really keep my attention." - David Ruffini, Alabama Storm Trackers

PRESS Greg Johnson