Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime and start saving today with fast, free delivery

Hardcover
$17.95

$17.95

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns

FREE delivery Thursday, May 16 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Or fastest delivery Wednesday, May 15. Order within 1 hr 25 mins

Select delivery location

In Stock

$$17.95 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Ships from

Amazon.com

Ships from

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Returns

30-day easy returns

Returns

30-day easy returns

This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.

Read full return policy

Payment

Secure transaction

Payment

Secure transaction

We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more

Details

Add a gift receipt for easy returns

$9.96

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns

The book may have minor cosmetic wear like creased spine, cover, scratches, curled corners, folded pages, minor sunburn, minor water damage, minor bent. The book may have some highlights, notes, underlined pages. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included . Safe and Secure Mailer. No Hassle Return The book may have minor cosmetic wear like creased spine, cover, scratches, curled corners, folded pages, minor sunburn, minor water damage, minor bent. The book may have some highlights, notes, underlined pages. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included . Safe and Secure Mailer. No Hassle Return See less

FREE delivery Friday, May 17 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Or fastest delivery Wednesday, May 15. Order within 16 hrs 40 mins

Select delivery location

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

$$17.95 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Details

${cardName} not available for the seller you chose

${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}.

Sold by The BAP Goods and Fulfilled by Amazon.

Other sellers on Amazon

New & Used (29) from $7.56 & FREE Shipping

Follow the author

Susan Tyler Hitchcock

+ Follow

More books from this author

Visions of Earth: National Geographic Photographs of Beauty, Majesty, and Wonder (National Geographic Collectors Series) Hardcover – September 17, 2013

by National Geographic (Author)

4.4 132 ratings

Part of: National Geographic Collectors (10 books)

See all formats and editions

{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$17.95","priceAmount":17.95,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"17","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"95","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Dkz6V%2BgCfThRBsAmsMwGggs410Ez8zXYlVOqcbvTWE3pcHrELCxHEUCFfHb13zpDZF8afxhi6ARV8khdvmFB8rVEyg1KLwyJaIEDKR%2B4%2BOfWeP7wKX1vuMujilYeuvlrpnN6Mv6P1uO7UsWw3HXgpg%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$9.96","priceAmount":9.96,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"9","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"96","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Dkz6V%2BgCfThRBsAmsMwGggs410Ez8zXYAeUbkrBuLag0Ig6yX6piPwnt8hiUb2P4xIcEB9%2BbPJF5xwma2w5UjUX7RsVyMP5fjhUGMcSvwmmN0G7XUUkXwQK40lqIY3Jrtn0XxelczKf1fmVnYFfm%2BtPtmZU3vSFQx7C9YIOrhJYVmqIeqMHuQQzgUbz9XcQA","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Visions of Earth raises a curtain on the wonders of the world and thrills us with nature's opulence and humanity's splendor. Each image alone exposes a nugget of our planet's magnificence; the totality of the collection goes beyond our imagination. Turning the pages, viewers are struck by the richness of life on Earth. One photograph is more awe-inspiring than the next--chosen by veteran National Geographic Magazine photo editors to present what is visually incredible. The photographs are drawn from the popular "Visions of Earth" feature in the magazine, (rated #1 by readers), from our own storied Image Collection, and from renowned photographers throughout the world, many never-before published.

Enthralling images fill the book in a gallery of stunning landscapes, fascinating people, amazing animals, and unexpected glimpses of the usual and unusual. Puffins' beaks signal breeding time in Norway and a speckled emperor moth in South Africa diverts predators with an illusion. An elephant takes a morning dip in India's Andaman Sea while Siamese crocodiles race in Thailand and surfers in Australia relish a perfect day. Monks in Bhutan run to dinner and a little girl in red stands out among white-robed women in an Indonesian mosque. Spanish youth decked in colorful, oversize papier-mâché heads celebrate a festival in Catalonia and a flower of flame blooms from a man's kerosene-filled mouth in a Sikh celebration in India.

Around the globe, amazing moments are captured in time, from a spray of flash frozen petal fragments in California to a truck show of chrome-covered and gleaming neon rigs half the world away in Japan. Visions of Earth is a welcome escape from the news of natural disasters, conflict, political upheaval, and social unrest that fills our lives. The book delights our senses, ignites our emotions, and renews our optimism, showcasing the many ways that our world is a marvel to behold and a privilege to call home.

Frequently bought together

Visions of Earth: National Geographic Photographs of Beauty, Majesty, and Wonder (National Geographic Collectors Series)

$17.95

Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

+

National Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs (National Geographic Collectors Series)

$18.41

Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

+

National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary (National Geographic Collectors Series)

$13.29

Get it as soon as Thursday, May 16

In Stock

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

Total price:

To see our price, add these items to your cart.

Try again!

Details

Added to Cart

Choose items to buy together.

Annie Griffiths
736
Hardcover
67 offers from $5.41
National Geographic
476
Hardcover
57 offers from $5.00
National Geographic
380
Hardcover
37 offers from $6.74
Joel Sartore
5,942
Hardcover
in Endangered Species
National Geographic
5,249
Hardcover
in Travelogues & Travel Essays
106 offers from $5.76
Finn Beales
281
Hardcover
66 offers from $15.05

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Top-notch photographers circle the globe in search of things beautiful and wondrous. The result is an uplifting, unifying 'vision' of our world."
--USA Today

"The catholic range of the photographs that still drive [National Geographic magazine’s] popularity is reflected in the new collection Visions of Earth."
--Wall Street Journal

"Incredible images include macro shots of strange American species, haunting landscapes featuring fisherman and swimming baitfish, and British ladies donning bold one-pieces."
--Huffington Post

“…extraordinary in the way [the images] entice and intrigue, inviting viewers to revel not only in the beauty of scenes, people, and objects, but also in playful, imaginative, and surprising points of view.” –Book News, Inc.

“It's a compendium of jaw-dropping images — landscapes, animals, interesting people, with the accent on the unusual — captured by the magazine's sterling staff of shooters.” Mysanantonio.com

About the Author

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world’s leading nonfiction publishers, proudly supporting the work of scientists, explorers, photographers, and authors, as well as publishing a diverse list of books that celebrate the world and all that is in it. National Geographic Books creates and distributes print and digital works that inspire, entertain, teach, and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility on a wide range of nonfiction subjects from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic; 1st edition (September 17, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426211732
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426211737
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.33 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.3 x 7.6 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #579,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #266 in Landscape Photography
- #290 in Photography Collections & Exhibitions (Books)
- #459 in Plant & Animal Photography

Customer Reviews:
4.4 132 ratings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Videos

Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

Upload your video

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Susan Tyler Hitchcock

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Susan Tyler Hitchcock has been writing all her life. Her first book, Gather Ye Wild Things: A Forager's Year, was published by Harper & Row in 1980. Since then she has authored 12 more books of her own, ranging from a memoir about a year-long sailing trip with her husband and two small children to a cultural history of Frankenstein's monster, continuing work she began while earning her PhD in English at the University of Virginia. In 2001 she began working as a book editor for National Geographic, focusing on nature and science especially. In that role, she has developed dozens of new titles and contributed writing for many of them. She is thrilled that National Geographic will publish her next book, Into the Forest, in 2022. She lives in the country south of Charlottesville, in the house she and her husband built. She tends a garden of flowers and vegetables and roams the forest nearly every day.

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5

132 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

loves2read

It's a smaller book than you would think (maybe about the height of a regular paperback) which I think is perfect because there

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014

Verified Purchase

I ordered this book as a gift, and I was surprised at the size of it. It's a smaller book than you would think (maybe about the height of a regular paperback) which I think is perfect because there will be no problem fitting it on a book shelf. Despite it's size it is a substantial book (really thick), and it's filled with great photos.

8 people found this helpful

Helpful

Kathleen Regan

Beautiful!

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2013

Verified Purchase

This was purchased as a gift and I am pleased to report that the receivers of the book (along with others in the room) started paging through it right away, exclaiming awe with every turn of the page. The pictures are astonishingly wonderful. Such a blessing, our Earth, and I can't wait to look through it every time I visit.

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017

Verified Purchase

I am actually a little disappointed by the size of this book. The pictures are beautiful, but it is only about 6 by 7 inches. It is my fault, I did not read product description carefully. I guess, I just assumed since it is a coffee table photography book, it would look like the majority of other photography books that I own - about twice as large. In this case size matters - small size of the book makes photos smaller obviously, and to my opinion, less enjoyable to look at. Also, you cannot really open it, put it on the table, for instance, and look at the pictures just by flipping the pages, you would have to hold it as it would not stay open.

12 people found this helpful

Helpful

Amazon Customer

beautiful pictures

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019

Verified Purchase

The pictures are absolutely stunning. It is very informative. I highly recommend it.

Helpful

Conscious Shopper

Visions of Earth, a Collection of Beautiful Photographs

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2013

Verified Purchase

This book was a gift to a young photographer who's interests are deeply rooted in the preservation of the planet.
She was thrilled to have a photographic book filled with interesting facts and fantastic photography.

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014

Verified Purchase

Stunning pictures of nature's beauty! I needed a small book to give as a gift and this did the trick. Anyone would love to have it. I need one for myself!

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2012

Verified Purchase

This book is beautiful! I love looking at pictures of all the unique and beautiful things on earth. It blows my mind.. Things you would never imagine were real. Im crazy for adventure;)

Helpful

TB

not a favorite National Geographic book

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2022

Verified Purchase

Wish we had waited to get ours before we ordered same book for three other people. We did it based on the beautiful cover photo and the reputation for excellent photos we expect from this publisher. A number of the photos are so up close you can't easily tell what is being photographed. Many are just not the beautiful photos we have come to expect from Nat'l Geo books. We were quite disappointed and pretty sure the 3 people we sent them to as a holiday gift will be also. Rather strange book of photos. Also some of the print in writeups is too light to easily read. Come on people... make the print so people don't have to struggle to read it... that is pretty basic!

Helpful