“In Norfolk when a spell of cold weather accompanied by heavy snowfall sets in, some of the marsh highways and byways soon become untraversable and the aspect of the far spreading lowlands is suggestive of a Lapland landscape or Siberian Steppes.”

William Dutt, 1903

Norfolk Winters are legendary, and even with a milder climate than in earlier decades, the landscape can indeed seem arctic, particularly when easterly gales sweep in from the North Sea. But this book looks more at the beauty with which nature endows the Norfolk countryside in the winter months – bright frosty mornings and misty sunrises which often turn familiar scenes into something almost mystical.

And, as good fortune would have it, while Chris Herring was taking photographs for this book, East Anglia experienced one of the most severe winters for more than three decades. With deep snow and weeks of hard frosts the photographer was able to capture the very essence of wintertime Norfolk. From crystal clear dawns to spectacular colourful sunsets, here are views taken throughout the county dressed in its finest winter wardrobe.

Chris Herring is a Norfolk-based full time professional freelance photographer who specialises in photographing the wonderful and varied landscape and wildlife of the Norfolk & Suffolk Broads, along with other areas of East Anglia and elsewhere in the British Isles. Chris is quickly gaining a reputation as one of Norfolk's leading young photographers concentrating on landscape and nature photography of the Norfolk Broads and countryside, producing bright vibrant pictures that inspire. This reputation has led to Chris regularly having work published in local and national magazines, and in calendars, and taking on commissions for both local companies and large global brands.

Imprint: Halsgrove. ISBN 978 0 85704 055 8, hardback, 214x230mm, 144 pages. Published October 2010.