Paul Bride

A photographer’s relentless pursuit of extraordinary images takes him from remote landscapes to some of the world’s most dangerous places.

Paul Bride began his career capturing climbers on towering cliffs and frozen peaks, where he developed not only a remarkable eye but a sky-high tolerance for risk — and an addiction to its rewards.

Over the past 25 years, his relentless pursuit of extraordinary images has led him to striking locales and sketchy situations around the world, from reef breaks in Tahiti to armed checkpoints in the tribal regions of Ethiopia, frozen waterfalls in the Rockies to cartel shootouts in Panama.

In his first monograph, Bride tramples genre conventions to share a thrilling selection of more than 200 photos from all these places and more, uniting the kaleidoscopic array with often-harrowing stories of how they were made and reflections on the uncommon power they hold.

These are photographic dispatches from the chase — the product of a lifelong obsession with finding…