November 1st, 2002

Does the couple nextdoor go on swashbuckling adventures in the Amazon? No? That's because you probably don't live nextdoor to Stephen and Marlo Kirkpatrick. While most married couples are bickering about whose turn it is to take the trash out, the Kirkpatricks have been putting out some of the most dazzling books of nature photography around. Stephen takes the pictures and Marlo writes the copy. And now they have two new books that tell the story of their trip to the Amazon rain forrest. Romancing the Rain is an amazing book of full-color photographs.

Extreme Exposure is the story of a near-fatal photo expedition to the Amazon that Stephen headed up while gathering content for Romancing the Rain - the coffee table book on the Amazon. This dramatic photography book was 9 years in the making.The Kirkpatricks will be signing copies of their books at Square Books from 3 to 5 p.m.