Peopled Landscape—

Black-and-white cover photograph titled &quot;Peopled Landscape&quot; by Peter de Lory, showing five hikers walking away toward sandstone hoodoo rock formations in a high-desert clearing.

Text page quoting John Szarkowski comparing photography to &quot;the act of pointing,&quot; on the talent and formal rigor required to endow a photograph with meaning.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a tour group seated and standing on a canyon-rim overlook at Chaco Canyon, the excavated great-house ruins spread across the valley floor below.

Black-and-white photograph of a small group hiking up a windswept, grassy hillside toward a treeline, their long shadows cast across the slope.

Black-and-white photograph of two men standing at a riverbank pointing toward a dam’s spillway discharging a heavy plume of water and spray into the river below.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a person and a dog standing at the near end of a rural bridge over open Palouse wheat-country hills, a straight two-lane road receding to the horizon.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a person doing a handstand in a wheat field, bare feet in the air, rolling Palouse hills stretching to the horizon.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a man and woman standing thigh-deep in a river, arms raised, pointing across a whitewater diversion structure spraying a plume of water downstream.

Black-and-white photograph of a person and dog standing at the edge of a bridge over a forested river valley, a motorhome crossing in the background and swimmers wading in the water below.

Black-and-white photograph of a lone figure standing at the edge of a foggy sea cliff, back to the camera, looking out over calm water.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of five figures scattered across the top of a granite boulder pile in the desert, photographing and looking out over the landscape.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph, taken from inside a natural rock arch, of a scattered crowd of visitors and children exploring the desert floor beyond the opening.

Black-and-white photograph of a figure silhouetted against a rugged, snow-capped mountain range, arms raised, viewed from behind in an open backcountry meadow.

Black-and-white photograph of a person standing at an easel painting a canyon landscape from a snowy overlook, brushes and painting supplies laid out on a nearby table.

Black-and-white photograph of two people seated in beach chairs facing a pair of large balanced-rock hoodoos rising from a desert hilltop.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a person standing with arms outstretched in an open mountain meadow, forested slopes rising on either side toward distant peaks.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a father and son wading into a calm bay beside a tall pine-topped sea stack riddled with wind-carved caves.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a hazy beach scene at a mountain lake, families wading and paddling in the water while others relax on the shore among driftwood.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a boy wading in a mountain stream strewn with driftwood logs, tall conifers lining both banks in soft morning light.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a woman seated by a campfire beside a canopy-covered camp kitchen, a dog resting on the ground nearby in a forest clearing.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a small crowd standing on rocks at a shoreline, cameras and tripods aimed out over calm ocean water toward a bright horizon.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a crowd of eclipse-watchers in an open field, tripods, telescopes, and cameras raised as people look up wearing protective glasses.

Black-and-white photograph of several people standing and photographing atop large rounded granite boulders in Joshua Tree, framed against a clear sky.

Black-and-white photograph, from inside a natural double-arch formation, of a small child standing far below with arms raised amid scattered boulders.

Black-and-white photograph, at the base of a two-tiered waterfall, of a climber scaling the rock face beside the falls while visitors gather on rocks in the pool below.

Black-and-white photograph, from above, of hikers descending a winding sandy path through a desert canyon dotted with junipers, one figure carrying an open umbrella.

Black-and-white photograph of a lone hiker walking away down a winding dirt road through open, hazy rangeland hills.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a large old-growth cedar stump, a photographer with a tripod working beside it in a moss-covered forest.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of two hikers and a leashed dog standing at a hilltop overlook, a small rock cairn beside them and hazy mountain ridgelines receding into the distance.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of beachgoers scattered along a tropical shoreline, some wading in gentle surf and others resting on towels beneath overhanging branches.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a group of people and a seated man photographing a long, torpedo-shaped land-speed racer resting on the white salt flats, mountains on the horizon.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a group of clam diggers working a tidal mudflat with rakes and buckets, a calm bay and tree line stretching behind them.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a large split boulder resting alone on a wide tidal beach, two figures walking past it under a heavy, overcast sky.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a crowd watching from a forest road as a man swings an axe to clear a massive fallen tree blocking the pavement, cars queued behind them.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a small group standing on a soccer field looking up and photographing the sky, goalposts and a tree line behind them.