SMITHSONIAN NAMES TREMBLING EARTH BY DAVID WALTER BANKS A TOP TEN PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK OF 2025

Over the course of three years, David Walter Banks paddled more than 500 miles and spent 69 nights navigating the Okefenokee Swamp—over 400,000 acres of untouched wilderness and North America’s largest blackwater swamp. His book Trembling Earth documents this profound journey and the landscape that reshaped his life. Smithsonian Magazine has just named Trembling Earth one of the Ten Best Photography Books of 2025—an extraordinary honor
recognizing an exceptional body of work. Congrats David!