Parks 2

Author and photographer Brian Kelley has a huge collection of U.S. national park maps and ephemera—at least twelve hundred items. He notes, “If you just have one map, it doesn’t feel as significant. But then when you start getting this massive collection of them, it feels more like an archive.” Parks 2 is a glimpse into that archive and a celebration of more than a century of beautiful design and imagery, from the black and white days of Ansel Adams to the experimental 1960s. Over nearly four hundred pages, the book shares three hundred pieces from Kelley’s files, along with essays by Alex Honnold, Chris Burkard, and others. It’s a darn good way to launch your own archive.