Beautiful Places

Each year, South Carolina's forty-seven state parks draw nearly eight million visitors who come to enjoy the unadulterated beauty of the land and its wildlife. Beautiful Places, released by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation Tourism, is a vibrant photographic history of these sanctuaries. The product of decades of arduous work on the part of legislators, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and committed citizens, the parks preserve the diverse natural features of South Carolinafrom its mountains to its forest canopies to its gentle, sprawling beaches. The striking eye of photographer jon o. holloway lends each image a unique, distinctly American beauty. The book also includes information on the deep history of the parks and the stories of the people who made them what they are today. Beautiful Places is a tribute to those legacies and a joyful celebration of history and nature.

Chad Prosser is an entrepreneur in the real estate and hospitality industry with broad-ranging public service experience. In February 2003, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford appointed Prosser to a cabinet-level post as the Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.jon holloway's photographs have appeared in numerous publications including National Geographic and Daybreak 2000. Based in Greenwood, South Carolina, holloway has worked throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, India, and Cuba. His images have been exhibited and acquired by museums, as well as private and corporate collections around the world.