By the Sea: A Photographic Voyage Around the Blue Planet

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Award-winning travel journalist Peter Guttman sets sail and embarks on a rollicking journey across the high seas aboard a colorful variety of craft while exploring dramatic coastal landscapes, exotic maritime cultures, spectacular marine wildlife, mouthwatering seafood treasures, and joyous nautical pastimes. Sailing past the shores of all seven continents, the romantic imagination of every beach lover, sailor, surfer, lighthouse enthusiast, and traveler will be captured during a thrilling circumnavigation.

By the Seais a dazzling survey of the magical aquatic wonders our planet offers. A definitive testament to the majestic drama and beauty of a diverse maritime world, this visual treasury is perfect for anyone with a love of salt air. Bon voyage!

"This book has been created by a brilliantly skilled and plucky photographer, whose images reflect his obvious dedication and passion for his subjects. It is a book drawn from the heart and mind to inspire, educate and transform the reader into a sea-lover and preserver. It provides the reader with a longing to grow in their knowledge and understanding of the sea and its diversity of functions and forms. Enjoy!!" -Dr Karen Hoefhamer,the Australian Marine Science Association

Author Bio

Peter Guttman is a photographer, writer, author, television personality, lecturer, and adventurer who has traveled on assignment to all seven continents and more than 220 countries. He has twice won the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year, been awarded a 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award bythe New York Travel Writers Society, and was named Finalist in the international Travel Photographer of the Year competition. He is also the creator of the number one bestselling travel app for the iPad, Beautiful Planet HD. He has been honored with solo shows at Sotheby's and the United Nations, and his work has appeared in Cond Nast Traveler, Geo, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, The New York Times, and Outside. In 2014, he received the Power of the Image Award in Beijing, China, where he was cited as one of twenty of the world's most influential photographers. He lives in New York City.