Edited from twenty-five years of work (1979–2005), a collation of John Davies' revealing landscapes. Rich in detail and narrative, the sweeping images, often taken from a high vantage point, contrast scenes of nature apparently untouched by humans with tracts of land that have been scoured and pillaged and yet endure, and reveal how a seemingly permanent and prosperous society can swiftly decline, leaving only rapidly fading traces of its existence.