It seems almost unfair to choose the wilderness around Vancouver as the subject of a photography book. Given how off-the-chart beautiful the place is, you’d think all you’d need to do would be point and click.

Obviously, that’s not what photographer Osborne does in his new book, Vancouver Wild, but looking at his eye-popping shots of waterfalls, ocean sunsets, and fog-laden rivers, you can’t help but wonder if he doesn’t whisper a little prayer of gratitude each day that he doesn’t live in, say, Sarnia, Ontario. Some of Osborne’s photos are almost too beautiful, edging into postcard territory. One recurring oddity is the presence of Gore-Tex-clad hikers within the photos, usually caught while staring up into a leaf canopy or something similar, adding to the touristic feeling of the book.

Biologist and author Richard Cannings contributes a spare running text, focusing on some of the flora and fauna depicted in the images.