Seeing Yosemite with David A. Curry

synopsis

David A. Curry welcomes visitors to the camp and guides them through Yosemite Valley, on ascents up Half Dome and across the glacier below Mount Lyell. The film brings monumental landscapes together with crowds of tourists and new forms of transport. Wilderness becomes an accessible experience, organised for the modern visitor.

biography

Arthur C. Pillsbury (1870–1946) was an American photographer, filmmaker and inventor with longstanding ties to Yosemite Valley. He used panoramic photography, time-lapse and film to depict the natural world, combining the landscape’s visual appeal with tourism promotion and a commitment to its conservation.

film details

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Arthur C. Pillsbury