Christmas in America is an event like no other. This photographic celebration of the holiday season glows with the warmth and joy of the most magical time of the year. Families and romantic souls are transported around the country to view through frosted panes the beauty of winter and the magical pageantry and traditional celebrations of Christmas. Evocative text and stunning images will inspire wanderers and armchair travelers alike to sample the unique, romantic, charming and eccentric vignettes of the holidays and perhaps conjure up plans to experience, on their own, the amazing variety of holiday and winter opportunities, both in their own neighborhood or on a Christmastime road trip.
Horse drawn sleighs transport viewers through a fairytale landscape of dazzling Christmas displays, past cozy New England inns to blazing bonfires in the southern bayous, dogsledding through the Midwest toward straining ice climbers and lavish madrigal feasts in the Rockies. Curl up in front of this virtual fireplace any time of the year and share the joy of the season.
Christmas in America features images from across America, includes an interactive map for navigation, as well as the ability to share images with friends on Facebook.
** Reviews of Peter Guttman's work **
* "Stunning images...sumptuous, dramatically lit shots."
-- New York Times
* "One of the premiere travel photographers."
-- CNN
* "Guttman's photographs capture the spirit of a place."
-- Time
* "Such a beautiful vision."
-- CBS This Morning
* "His photographs all seem to glow from an inner light."
-- Dallas Morning News
* "Peter Guttman is a gutsy photographer who has taken pictures all over the world and paints glorious word-pictures with extraordinary photographs."
-- Popular Photography
** About Peter Guttman **
Two times named the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year, called a "one-man Explorers Club" in the New York Times, and with zero inhibitions, Peter Guttman has blanketed the planet to create a far-reaching survey of both nearby dazzling landmarks and unknown, intriguing corners of our terrestrial home.