{"id":3419,"date":"2024-08-06T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T22:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianheeb.com\/?p=3419"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:00:16","slug":"travel-writing-wie-ich-amerikaner-wurde-coming-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianheeb.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/travel-writing-wie-ich-amerikaner-wurde-coming-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Writing: Wie ich Amerikaner wurde \/ Coming to America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A PHOTOGRAPHERS TALE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The young Swiss photographer Christian Heeb set off for America, together with his girlfriend Regula in 1986. He wants to photograph Indians and discover the wild land of his youthful longing for freedom and adventure. What begins as a daring journey ends in a successful career as a travel photographer in the USA. Known for his images of Indians and American landscapes. he makes friends in Indian country and builds a straw bale eco-home in the rugged High Desert of Oregon. In a word: he becomes an American. His dream of independent living in the wild comes true and opens his eyes to the realities of today\u2019s America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, as a prolific photographer, cosmopolitan and globetrotter residing in Oregon and exotic Mexico, he looks back on three decades of adventure. Beginning with the letters to his childhood friend Andy in Switzerland, we gradually witness the evolution of his perspective on America, Switzerland and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Heeb, born in St. Gallen and raised in nearby Abtwil, is one of the most successful Swiss travel photographers. He is the author of over 200 illustrated books and countless calendar and magazine stories. His pictures and stories are distributed and published worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-1 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christianheeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ebook-cover-644x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3421\" style=\"width:268px;height:433px\" width=\"268\" height=\"433\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\">Coming to America: A photographers tale&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>by&nbsp;Christian Heeb&nbsp;(Author)&nbsp;&nbsp;Format:&nbsp;Kindle Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See all formats and editions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The young Swiss photographer Christian Heeb set off for America, together with his girlfriend Regula in 1986. He wants to photograph Indians and discover the wild land of his youthful longing for freedom and adventure. What begins as a daring journey ends in a successful career as a travel photographer in the USA. Known for his images of Indians and American landscapes. he makes friends in Indian country and builds a straw bale eco-home in the rugged High Desert of Oregon. In a word: he becomes an American. His dream of independent living in the wild comes true and opens his eyes to the realities of today&#8217;s America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light gb-block-cta\" style=\"padding-top:2%;min-height:13em;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1\">English Edition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1\">Kindle US$ 9.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size gb-block-button\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-pale-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coming-America-photographers-Christian-Heeb-ebook\/dp\/B0CFD9VL1M\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PZ7RK3YSDWEZ&amp;keywords=christian+heeb+coming+to+america&amp;qid=1691779775&amp;sprefix=christian+heeb+coming+to+americ%2Caps%2C165&amp;sr=8-1\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy @ Amazon.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christianheeb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/71qlLDOrvJL._SL1500_-2-644x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3427\" style=\"width:228px;height:412px\" width=\"228\" height=\"412\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\">Wie ich Amerikaner wurde: Briefe aus Amerika (German Edition)&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>German Edition&nbsp;&nbsp;by&nbsp;Christian Heeb&nbsp;(Author)&nbsp;&nbsp;Format:&nbsp;Kindle Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See all formats and editions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>1986 -2022<br>Der junge Schweizer Christian Heeb brach gemeinsam mit seiner Freundin Regula im Jahre 1986 nach Amerika auf. Er will Indianer fotografieren und das wilde Land seiner jugendlichen Sehnsucht nach Freiheit und Abenteuer entdecken. Was als gewagtes Erlebnis beginnt, m\u00fcndet in einer erfolgreichen Fotografen-Karriere in den USA. Einen Namen machte er sich mit Bildern von Indianern und amerikanischen Landschaften. Er schlie\u00dft Freundschaften im Indianerland und baut sich ein Strohballen-\u00d6kohaus im rauen US-Bundesstaat Oregon. Mit einem Wort: Er wird Amerikaner. Sein Traum vom unabh\u00e4ngigen Leben in wilder Natur geht in Erf\u00fcllung und \u00f6ffnet seine Augen f\u00fcr die Realit\u00e4ten des heutigen Amerika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light gb-block-cta\" style=\"padding-top:2%;min-height:13em;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1\">German Edition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1\">Kindle Euro 9.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size gb-block-button\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-pale-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Wie-ich-Amerikaner-wurde-Amerika\/dp\/B0C9SQHJF4\/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;crid=Q2V03JH95PAE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VLhlT-Jh8pDaNybT1-awd9_XMfijUnNMtUv02fwadR7rLY7KbubnQLPHX3vw_w-rMj599oyzU_-5290ekrAxGewQDgAkhTYVY0Glr1_99RvzF42QYGeRxpRi_ELlftMRzpt1ztgizh3Gw-eX7DMEaCggurNKeAUQ44xv6osh8zijsg9Pa24LAkRs4uZJku1DNgI3CHzjJvllGMRAN1gCgnu1cHx3T3QRojoUjFg2hCY.xfg3vf825T0k-S1v5H130mDWmciTJNH30eLEhvxGgM8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=wie+ich+amerikaner+wurde&amp;qid=1722984252&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=wie+ich+amerikaner+wurde%2Cstripbooks%2C247&amp;sr=1-1\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bei Amazon.de<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PHOTOGRAPHERS TALE The young Swiss photographer Christian Heeb set off for America, together with his girlfriend Regula in 1986. 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