PREORDER: The Splendor Next Door: An Invitation to Discover Birds and Nature Close to Home
Expected to ship October 2026
Award-winning photographer Steve Jessmore invites you to experience the extraordinary beauty waiting just outside your door.
Over five years and more than 250 mornings, Jessmore returned to the same 241-step boardwalk at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, documenting the birds, wildlife, and changing seasons of this remarkable urban refuge. The result is a stunning 168-page hardcover coffee table book featuring breathtaking photography, engaging stories, and intimate moments that reveal the rich lives of birds and the habitats they call home.
More than a collection of photographs, The Splendor Next Door is an invitation to slow down, look a little closer, and discover the birds and nature waiting in the places we often overlook. Through award-winning images and the storytelling perspective of a lifelong photojournalist, Jessmore reminds us that some of nature's greatest wonders can be found close to home.
Book Details
168-page premium hardcover coffee table book
11" × 11" format
Printed on premium art paper with spot varnish throughout
More than 125 color photographs
Foreword by Kathleen Mennillo, CEO, Michigan Audubon
Ships beginning October 2026
Whether you're a bird lover, photographer, conservationist, or simply someone who appreciates the outdoors, The Splendor Next Door will inspire you to see familiar places in a whole new way.
PREORDER: The Splendor Next Door: An Invitation to Discover Birds and Nature Close to Home
Expected to ship October 2026
Award-winning photographer Steve Jessmore invites you to experience the extraordinary beauty waiting just outside your door.
Over five years and more than 250 mornings, Jessmore returned to the same 241-step boardwalk at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, documenting the birds, wildlife, and changing seasons of this remarkable urban refuge. The result is a stunning 168-page hardcover coffee table book featuring breathtaking photography, engaging stories, and intimate moments that reveal the rich lives of birds and the habitats they call home.
More than a collection of photographs, The Splendor Next Door is an invitation to slow down, look a little closer, and discover the birds and nature waiting in the places we often overlook. Through award-winning images and the storytelling perspective of a lifelong photojournalist, Jessmore reminds us that some of nature's greatest wonders can be found close to home.
Book Details
168-page premium hardcover coffee table book
11" × 11" format
Printed on premium art paper with spot varnish throughout
More than 125 color photographs
Foreword by Kathleen Mennillo, CEO, Michigan Audubon
Ships beginning October 2026
Whether you're a bird lover, photographer, conservationist, or simply someone who appreciates the outdoors, The Splendor Next Door will inspire you to see familiar places in a whole new way.
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