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Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby

Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby is a non-fiction book on Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, published in 2009. It includes more than one hundred black and white photographs by Craig Varjabedian, an essay by writer Marin Sardy examining the place's natural features and social history; topical essays by theological studies professor Belden C. Lane, arts writer Douglas A. Fairfield, and former Ghost Ranch executive director Rob Craig; an introduction by photography Jay packer, and an afterword by twentieth-century painter Georgia O’Keeffe.

The photographs capture and explore the landscapes and vistas of Ghost Ranch Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre section of land in northern New Mexico. The Southwestern terrain includes red hills, cliffs and rock formations, ranchlands and plains, twisted junipers, mesas and arroyos, the iconic outline of the Cerro Pedernal. The photographs also show twisted juniper, cottonwood and brush, historic buildings, corral and fenceline. The essays explore the history of Ghost Ranch from native peoples through ranchers, environmentalists and modern visitors;  the spiritual aspects of Ghost Ranch, and the aesthetic s of the photographs.

Awards
Western Heritage Award for 2010 Outstanding Photography Book from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum