Beautiful Planet HD: Our World
A Photographic Journey
$3.99
6.0for iPhone, iPad
Age Rating
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About Beautiful Planet HD: Our World
Beautiful Planet includes 700 map-integrated images spanning seven continents and 170 countries, each with Peter's vivid description capturing the moment. * Featured on Wired.com as "One of 5 Sweet Apps for your iPad" and on NBCNews.com as One of 8 Outstanding Apps for Students. * Featured by Apple in Travel Top 10 Staff Picks, App Store Travel Essentials, Staff Favorites, Apps for the Great Outdoors, Planetary Science, and Great Coffee Table Apps! * Includes a fully interactive, zoomable map, beautiful galleries combined with Peter Guttman's poetic writing. * Scholastic.com named Beautiful Planet an app for the "21st Century Classroom" and described it as "a visually stunning photographic tour of 170 different countries".
** Wired.com named Beautiful Planet a Top 10 iPad App they were most excited about!
Each photograph is accompanied by Peter Guttman's description of the moment when each photograph was taken.
Includes a built-in music player to listen to your iTunes music while you use the app.
All at once a savvy encyclopedia of the world, a striking art gallery, an evocative poetry selection and an inspiring travel planner, Beautiful Planet is a lovingly curated, incisively written and joyous portrait of the planet -- a rich resource of knowledge about the wonders of the world around us.
** 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.
The author and creator of a hardcover award-winning book series for Fodors Travel Publications, an on-air expert for the Travel Channel and A&E Television and the recipient of solo photographic exhibitions at Sotheby's and the United Nations, Peter Guttman skillfully introduces the user to the marvels of our planet.
*** Honors and Awards ***
* Twice selected by Apple as an "iTunes Staff Favorite"
* Featured as an "iTunes Rewind 2010 Top Ten in Travel"
* Featured in new iTunes "Classic Coffee Table" section.
* Featured app for the iTunes "Apps for the Great Outdoors" section.
* Winner of the 2010 "Northern Lights Award for Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography".
* Named one of the Top 5 Summer Vacation Apps by tipb.com
* Proclaimed "One of Five Sweet Apps for your iPad" and one of "Ten Apps We're Excited To Try" by Wired.com
* Named a "Top 10 iPad App for Education" by BrightHub.com
* The Top Selling Travel Photography App in the App Store Travel category
Photographs and image description are Copyright 2012 Peter Guttman and legally licensed by permission of Peter Guttman.
** Wired.com named Beautiful Planet a Top 10 iPad App they were most excited about!
Each photograph is accompanied by Peter Guttman's description of the moment when each photograph was taken.
Includes a built-in music player to listen to your iTunes music while you use the app.
All at once a savvy encyclopedia of the world, a striking art gallery, an evocative poetry selection and an inspiring travel planner, Beautiful Planet is a lovingly curated, incisively written and joyous portrait of the planet -- a rich resource of knowledge about the wonders of the world around us.
** 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.
The author and creator of a hardcover award-winning book series for Fodors Travel Publications, an on-air expert for the Travel Channel and A&E Television and the recipient of solo photographic exhibitions at Sotheby's and the United Nations, Peter Guttman skillfully introduces the user to the marvels of our planet.
*** Honors and Awards ***
* Twice selected by Apple as an "iTunes Staff Favorite"
* Featured as an "iTunes Rewind 2010 Top Ten in Travel"
* Featured in new iTunes "Classic Coffee Table" section.
* Featured app for the iTunes "Apps for the Great Outdoors" section.
* Winner of the 2010 "Northern Lights Award for Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography".
* Named one of the Top 5 Summer Vacation Apps by tipb.com
* Proclaimed "One of Five Sweet Apps for your iPad" and one of "Ten Apps We're Excited To Try" by Wired.com
* Named a "Top 10 iPad App for Education" by BrightHub.com
* The Top Selling Travel Photography App in the App Store Travel category
Photographs and image description are Copyright 2012 Peter Guttman and legally licensed by permission of Peter Guttman.
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What's New in the Latest Version 6.0
Last updated on Jan 18, 2018
Old Versions
Added new images and locations.
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Version History
6.0
Jan 18, 2018
Added new images and locations.
5.0
Mar 3, 2012
Thank you for making Beautiful Planet HD the Top Selling app of its kind for over four years!
In this update we've introduced a number of new features and of course more beautiful images curated and artfully described by Award-Winning Travel Journalist Peter Guttman.
- New images - Now more than 600 amazing photographs!
- Increased image resolution to take advantage of the latest iPad.
- App is Universal with built-in interfaces for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch with automatic image optimization for beautiful images on every device!
- Updated and improved UI
- Increased size of thumbnail viewer for easier navigation
- Added additional configuration options for the homescreen slideshow
- Added new homescreen gallery navigation
In this update we've introduced a number of new features and of course more beautiful images curated and artfully described by Award-Winning Travel Journalist Peter Guttman.
- New images - Now more than 600 amazing photographs!
- Increased image resolution to take advantage of the latest iPad.
- App is Universal with built-in interfaces for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch with automatic image optimization for beautiful images on every device!
- Updated and improved UI
- Increased size of thumbnail viewer for easier navigation
- Added additional configuration options for the homescreen slideshow
- Added new homescreen gallery navigation
4.2
Feb 7, 2012
Mainly content edits and corrections.
4.1
Dec 23, 2010
Now an Appy Award Featured App! Thanks for making Beautiful Planet the Top Selling Travel Photography app in Travel and an "iTunes 2010 Rewind" Top 10 App! This release includes the ability to share these beautiful images with friends on Facebook, as well as play music from your itunes library with the embedded media player. The map is also now fully interactive and zoomable. Note that to display an individual map pin for each photograph in a gallery you need to tap on the gallery icon, and then tap on the red thumbtack button.
4.0
Dec 19, 2010
iTunes library integration plus new images.
3.0
Nov 6, 2010
Thanks for making Beautiful Planet HD the top selling Travel Photography app in the App Store. This release includes several new features including a zoomable, interactive map.
2.4
Aug 5, 2010
Thanks for making Beautiful Planet the top ranked Photography and Travel Journalism App in the iPad Travel Category!
In this update we've reduced overall memory consumption and improved performance.
In this update we've reduced overall memory consumption and improved performance.
2.3
Jun 17, 2010
Performance improvements and minor corrections.
2.2
May 19, 2010
Several new fixes and enhancements are included in version 2.2. Please restart your iPad if you have any issues with the latest release of Beautiful Planet.
2.1
May 11, 2010
Updated the app with new features such as a gallery thumbnail viewer and also fixed the issue where tapping a gallery from the map sometimes returned you to the homescreen.
2.0
May 10, 2010
New thumbnail navigation and improved slide show usability.
"Guttman's superb work is the first photo display app that does the iPad's gorgeous display justice." -Thomaspin
"Guttman's superb work is the first photo display app that does the iPad's gorgeous display justice." -Thomaspin
1.2
Apr 10, 2010
"Guttman's superb work is the first photo display app that does the iPad's gorgeous display justice." -Thomasspin
1.1
Apr 1, 2010
1.0SEED5 APPROVED
Mar 26, 2010
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Beautiful Planet HD: Our World supports English
