Yosemite: L.A. Times photographer to sign "Four Seasons" book

Los Angeles Times photographer Mark Boster will sign his photo book “Four Seasons of Yosemite: A Photographer’s Journey” from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Globe Lobby of The Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles.

He will also sign books from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble Santa Monica on the Third Street Promenade.

The foreword is by Robert Redford, and the book contains a DVD called “Yosemite: The  Fate of Heaven,” narrated by Redford. The film used adaptations of an 1851 journal to highlight issues that the park faces as it works to accommodate nearly 4 million visitors a year.

Boster"s year-long quest to document the park appeared in the Travel section"s print edition and in a special package online, which was recently awarded a silver medal by the Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Foundation.

In a review last month, the Sacramento Bee said  of the book, "This is the next-best thing to b