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SALMSCAPES, BREATHTAKING IMAGES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: A DEVOTIONAL WALK THROUGH GOD’S CREATION WITH THE PSALMS
Mal Austin and Matthew Jacoby
HSM Publishing
Mal Austin has gained a reputation for his superb photography and his quality calendars, cards, posters and bookmarks. In this coffee table devotional his photography is combined with verses from Psalms and a related devotional thought from Matthew Jacob (from Sons of Korah). Like the photographs, the meditations are crisp and gently measured. Their scope is broad – from straightforward exposition to forthright lifestyle advice. Compiler Bronwyn Cooling has cleverly blended the artwork with the prose. She has selected a combination of landscapes and nature close-ups, formatting them in a variety of ways – from panoramic vistas to large images with replicated cut-outs. Each devotional is stamped with a one-word descriptor that reflects the selected psalm. The end result is superb - definitely not a volume to be consigned merely to the coffee table! NS
PSALMSCAPES: BREATHTAKING IMAGES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Text: Matthew Jacoby, Images: Mal Austin
HSM Publishing
Jacoby and Austin take us on a devotional walk through God’s creation, while reflecting on the psalms. This book is a hauntingly beautiful meditation on scripture – and hence the spiritual life – aided and enhanced by stunning landscape photography. It is a sheer delight. WN
PSALMSCAPES - A DEVOTIONAL WALK THROUGH GOD’S CREATION WITH THE PSALMS
Matthew Jacoby
HSM Publishing
Psalmscapes is the combined effort of Mal Austin and Matthew Jacoby. Austin uses well his twenty five years as a professional photographer to provide a collection of unusual off-the-beaten track photographs from Australia and New Zealand for Psalmscapes.
As a Geelong Pastor and leading musician with the Sons of Korah - a Geelong group world renowned for setting the Psalms to music - Matthew Jacoby has the knowledge and background to provide the text for each of the photographs. The combination of word and picture combines well to create harmony and melody within the pages of Psalmscapes.
Psalmscapes is stunning and an ideal gift for that special person in your life. Or for yourself! Equally it makes the perfect coffee table book for all to browse and enjoy.
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