Hardcover Coffee Table Book: Splendors of the Seas The Photographs of Norbert Wu

Description: 252-page hard cover coffee table-style book, Splendors of the Seas: The Photographs of Norbert Wu. From the dust jacket: For most of us, the vast array of life and landscapes found under the sea is a world seldom, if ever, seen. In this dazzling collection of photographs, Norbert Wu travels to remote underwater places to give us an up-close look at the unique and beautiful life forms living there. Splendors of the Seas boasts photographs taken all over the world, from locations including the Arctic seas, the Great Barrier Reef, Borneo, and others. Norbert Wu captures on film the creatures that inhabit the earth's oceans. We see evidence of the protective relationship forged between colorful clownfish and stinging anemones living in a bustling coral reef; we follow dolphins and blue sharks tirelessly traveling the waters of the open ocean off the coast of California; we travel 3,000 feet down to discover viperfish and dragonfish illuminating the deep sea with their bodies' own pulsating light sources; and we find sea otters, jellyfish, wolf eels, manta rays, and a host of other exotic animals living and active in their underwater communities. The book is divided into sections by habitat - Open Ocean, Coral Reef, Sand Community, Kelp Forest, and Deep Sea - so that creatures are introduced in the context of their natural environment. Wu's photographic skill combines an artist's eye with training and experience as a marine biologist to capture the beauty of these animals in the splendor of their ocean home. His fascination with his subject matter is seen not only in the drama of his photographs, but also in the accompanying text. Wu's field notes relate individual dive adventures, provide technical information on photographing underwater, and offer personal thoughts on his professional ambitions and his philosophy as a naturalist. He reminds us that his photography, like the natural world around us, is a delicate blend of the wonders of science and the beauty of art. Splendors of the Seas is a spectacle of color and beauty, each image an awesome testimony to the diversity and complexity of this virtually untouched wilderness beneath the waves. Throughout his career, Norbert Wu has been bitten by sharks, run over by an iceberg, stung nearly to death by sea wasps, paralyzed for weeks by seasickness, and trapped in an underwater cave. His photography and cinematography have appeared in numerous books, magazines, and films including Audubon, International Wildlife, National Geographic, Natural History, Omni, and the PBS Nature series. Wu has served as still photographer for Jacques Cousteau's Calypso and as research diver for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. He is the author and photographer of six books for children and adults, and is one of the most widely published underwater photographers in the world.

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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