African Journey

Considered one of the most eminent photographers of today, Pete Turner (Pete Turner Photographs) was a 25-year-old on a pioneering assignment for National Geographic when he spent seven months traveling from Capetown, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt, shooting the 148 vibrant photos many of them covering two-page spreads that comprise Pete Turner African Journey. Praising Turner in his introduction, Gordon Parks describes the photographer's body of work as ""infinitely arresting and pure,"" apt words to describe a stunning yet quiet view of Africa more than four decades ago. ( Mar.)