The Horse Is Good

by Viggo Mortensen

The actor who played Aragorn in the "Lord of the Rings" film epic and a part-time photographer celebrates the horse through a series of images that depict them as partners, travel companions, and teachers.

Genres: Art, Poetry, Photography, Horses, Nonfiction, Animals

80 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2004

About the author

Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated Danish American theater and movie actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter.

He is perhaps best known for his roles as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Frank T. Hopkins in Hidalgo, David Shaw in A Perfect Murder, Tom Stall in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence and as Nikolai Luzhin in Cronenberg's Eastern Promises.

Reviews

[The Mad Mad Madeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Viggo is everything. No words needed- you can see how much horses mean to him through his evocative photos.

[Henrik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Birthday present from my wife and daughter, 2013. Read in january 2013. I like these ethereal photographs, and enjoy Viggo Mortensen's artistic approach.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful & ethereal. Having taken some photography classes, I can really appreciate the art of these photographs. No words are needed, none are given.

[Autumn Kearney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful little book.

[Chris S · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of blurry photos... like what you used to get when you got to the end of your camera film. But it's art though!