Secret Wonders - by Peter Guttman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Award-winning photographer Peter Guttman presents wide-ranging travel inspiration with vivid images of hidden experiences and eccentric adventures

The magical secret sauce for a memorable, well-lived lifetime is largely cooked up by what one DOES.
D = Do (engaging adventures and experiences)
O = Observe (viewing spectacles and festivities)
E = Eat (indulging in food and drink)
S = Sleep (slumber in dreamy and fantastical abodes)

Do, Observe, Eat, and Sleep provide the backbone for three-time Travel Journalist of the Year Peter Guttman's photographic volume of renegade exploits and privileged knowledge unlike any conventional travel guidebook. Secret Wonders features a striking diversity of experiences that are not often encountered among mainstream vacation pursuits or standard corporate packages. Take in spectacles and settings that are hidden, remote, eccentric, obscure, or unexpectedly imaginative, many rooted in traditions or artistic visions. Experience the grandiosity of a wondrous discovery--a wonder that may spark further investigative curiosity and compels a closer look. An appendix assists the interested reader in further planning these experiences at newfound dream destinations for their own personal enrichment.

About the Author

Peter Guttman is a photographer, writer, author, lecturer, television personality, and adventurer, who has traveled on assignment to all seven continents and over 250 countries. Guttman was named by the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film as one of "20 of the World's Most Influential Photographers." The author of eight previous books, he has received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Exploration and Storytelling, has three times won the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year Award, and was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York Travel Writers Society. Guttman created Beautiful Planet HD, the first number-one bestselling travel app, and has had solo exhibitions in museums and at Sotheby's and the United Nations. His work has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Geo, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times, and Outside. Joining the ranks of Jacques Cousteau and Buzz Aldrin, Guttman was named a Fellow of The Explorer's Club, requiring substantial contributions to mankind's geographical knowledge, in 2023.