By Rodger D. Touchie

Portraits of Aboriginal Life In the Canadian West.

Meet Edward S. Curtis, a Seattle-based photographer and visionary. Curtis built his first camera at age 12 and developed that interest into a large Seattle photo studio by 30. Then, on an expedition to Alaska in 1899, Curtis was exposed to First Nations cultures in a way that affected him profoundly. This collection includes 100 of Curtis's most stunning images and a biography.