In one of the most important photo-documentaries of the last half century, Chicago-based environmental landscape photographer, Rich Ackerman has passionately captured in 152 exceptionality beautiful, large format, high resolution, black and white photographs; the most visually stunning, haunting and impactful landscapes scenes of southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, a region of our planet that is disappearing rapidly. Reminiscent of the stunning photographs of the west and national parks by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Imogene Cunningham. Ackerman's intention was to photographically capture and preserve for all, the Inside Passage of SE Alaska before it completely vanishes as one of our treasured wilderness regions.