Fog at Hillingdon

"Perhaps the way one feels about fog, upon awakening to it, is—as is fitting and proper, appropriate to the great blessing of life—that the day ahead is a present; that a gift awaits, one which in due time will be revealed."

- Rick Bass

Book

Although many have tried over the years, few photographers have captured the mysterious beauty of this remarkable hydrologic occurrence as eloquently as David Langford has in the mists of his family’s beloved Hillingdon Ranch. In this, Langford’s second volume of Hillingdon images, the old ranch becomes even more alluring as the photographer interprets its cultural and natural beauty in the shroud of exquisite Texas Hill … [Buy Now]

“On these pages, Langford is remarkably able to capture both the mood and the uniqueness of this lovely, enigmatic, natural phenomenon…”

– Andrew Sansom

Authors

Fog at Hillingdon is an amazing collaboration between the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas A&M University Press, world renowned photographer David K. Langford and several of his favorite people. Langford is accompanied on this project by his wife of 48 years, Myrna Langford. A fellow conservationist, Certified Master … [Read More]

“As the sun awakens and bestirs the fog—dissipates it, opens it to full clean light—so too does it do the same to us.”

– Rick Bass

Gallery

“In his writing as well as his photography, Langford raises a fascinating question: while the tired old cliché of grayness and unseeingness comes quickly to mind in the archetypes of fog, Langford dissents, believing that in fog certain colors leap … [Visit the Gallery]

“This book of fog images focused on Hillingdon Ranch’s surroundings gave me the opportunity to see my family’s beloved home from a fresh, ever-changing, often fleeting perspective. Thank you for joining me on this journey of magical discovery.”

- David K. Langford