PREORDER: COLLECTORS EDITION: The Splendor Next Door: An Invitation to Discover Birds and Nature Close to Home
Expected to ship mid-October 2026
A first book. Five years of discovery. A special edition celebrating a milestone in Steve Jessmore’s life behind the camera.
This collector’s edition of Jessmore’s first Birds Doing Stuff book brings his Reeds Lake Project into a distinctive presentation made for keeping, displaying, and revisiting. Each set includes a hand-signed and numbered hardcover book, two signed archival photographic prints, and a custom clamshell display case. The book, both prints, and the case will share the same edition number (Photo samples are of unnumbered Artist Proof copies).
Measuring 14.5 × 14.5 × 1.75 inches, the oversized clamshell features a photograph, gold lettering, and an embossed, numbered brass plate. Beautiful on a bookshelf or displayed on a table, it holds the book and prints together as one personal collection.
The complete set comes in a custom-made, printed protective shipping case with interior bumpers to cushion and protect the collection during delivery.
Each of the 100 sets includes:
168-page hardcover featuring 129 photographs.
A custom clamshell display case featuring a photograph, gold lettering, and a numbered brass plate.
Two Special Edition photographic prints: “Green Heron Stalk” and “Warning: Keep Out,” each signed and numbered by Jessmore.
Archival printing on Red River Big Bend Baryta 310 paper.
Over five years and more than 250 mornings, Jessmore returned to one 241-step boardwalk at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan—just fifteen minutes from home. His Reeds Lake Project became The Splendor Next Door, revealing birds feeding, finding mates, raising young, and moving through the seasons.
A recipient of multiple National Audubon Photography Awards, Jessmore brings more than three decades of photojournalism experience to this work. Through patient observation and repeated visits, he shows how a familiar place can offer extraordinary discoveries.
The setting is Reeds Lake, but the invitation reaches wherever you call home: find a nearby place you enjoy, return often, and see what unfolds. Jessmore hopes these photographs encourage you to discover your own spot worth knowing—and caring for.
An exceptional gift for bird lovers and photography collectors, this limited edition celebrates the place—and the patient work—that became Jessmore’s first Birds Doing Stuff book.
Weight in custom made shipping carton: 8 lbs. 6 oz
PREORDER: COLLECTORS EDITION: The Splendor Next Door: An Invitation to Discover Birds and Nature Close to Home
Expected to ship mid-October 2026
A first book. Five years of discovery. A special edition celebrating a milestone in Steve Jessmore’s life behind the camera.
This collector’s edition of Jessmore’s first Birds Doing Stuff book brings his Reeds Lake Project into a distinctive presentation made for keeping, displaying, and revisiting. Each set includes a hand-signed and numbered hardcover book, two signed archival photographic prints, and a custom clamshell display case. The book, both prints, and the case will share the same edition number (Photo samples are of unnumbered Artist Proof copies).
Measuring 14.5 × 14.5 × 1.75 inches, the oversized clamshell features a photograph, gold lettering, and an embossed, numbered brass plate. Beautiful on a bookshelf or displayed on a table, it holds the book and prints together as one personal collection.
The complete set comes in a custom-made, printed protective shipping case with interior bumpers to cushion and protect the collection during delivery.
Each of the 100 sets includes:
168-page hardcover featuring 129 photographs.
A custom clamshell display case featuring a photograph, gold lettering, and a numbered brass plate.
Two Special Edition photographic prints: “Green Heron Stalk” and “Warning: Keep Out,” each signed and numbered by Jessmore.
Archival printing on Red River Big Bend Baryta 310 paper.
Over five years and more than 250 mornings, Jessmore returned to one 241-step boardwalk at Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan—just fifteen minutes from home. His Reeds Lake Project became The Splendor Next Door, revealing birds feeding, finding mates, raising young, and moving through the seasons.
A recipient of multiple National Audubon Photography Awards, Jessmore brings more than three decades of photojournalism experience to this work. Through patient observation and repeated visits, he shows how a familiar place can offer extraordinary discoveries.
The setting is Reeds Lake, but the invitation reaches wherever you call home: find a nearby place you enjoy, return often, and see what unfolds. Jessmore hopes these photographs encourage you to discover your own spot worth knowing—and caring for.
An exceptional gift for bird lovers and photography collectors, this limited edition celebrates the place—and the patient work—that became Jessmore’s first Birds Doing Stuff book.
Weight in custom made shipping carton: 8 lbs. 6 oz
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