These enlightening limited edition coffee table books offer an exhaustive depiction of the diving world, coupled with stunning artwork and photography. Vol 1 Featuring: 1. Foreword by Jean-Michel Cousteau 2. History of Underwater Imaging by Mathieu Meur 3. Ernest H. Brooks II - Portfolio of a Pioneer (uncropped photos!) 4. The Maturation of Scuba Diving by Lulu M. Vol 2 Featuring: 1. Ocean Artists 2. Dive Helmets 3. Tek Diving

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Face to Face - Up Close with Mother Nature is a collection of wildlife author and photographer Al Hornsby's most exciting underwater and topside wildlife encounters, as captured through his camera and words. Organized into The Americas; Africa; and Asia and the Pacific sections, the color and B&W images, most shot at very close range, feature sharks, whales, crocodiles, grizzly bears, leopards, cobras and many more of nature's most lovely and exciting creatures. Key photographs are accompanied by Al's first-person impressions of the encounters that led to the images, which share his feelings and emotions during those oft-times intense, face-to-face moments.

According to the author, "For the big animals - big carnivores in particular - it's my hope the book's images and real-life stories can show that their fearsome reputations as 'blood-thirsty man eaters' are the products of myth and too little real information; that they are instead majestic and beautiful, usually too timid or wary to be approached at all, and even if they show interest in us, it's generally merely simple curiosity. This aside, they play critical roles in virtually all our planet's ecosystems, and they need to be protected. Hopefully, Face to Face can do its small part in communicating just what is at stake should we ultimately fail to adequately respond."

这些启发性的限量版画册详细描述了潜水世界，其中还配搭了极具吸引力的艺术作品和摄影。 特征： 1. 海洋艺术家 2. 潜水头盔 3. 技术潜水 _______________________________________________________ NOTE: - This book will be available for pickup at our office. - Select "Pickup at Asian Geographic Magazines office" as your shipping method to avoid shipping costs.

Foreword by Jean-Michel Cousteau, Introduction by Peter Skinner   "Since my career began, in 1956, I've continuously searched for subjects that aesthetically bespoke man's presence underwater." So reflected Ernest H. Brooks II when asked to explain his affinity for creating stunning imagery from the primordial marine environments that so intricately connect us to our evolutionary ancestry...   In this volume, the master photographer, often referred to as the Ansel Adams of underwater photography, brings together those images that most powerfully speak to the enduring spirit of life underwater. Many of these photographs today are in the permanent collections of major museums in America and abroad.   Accompanied by his own recollections from lifetime of adventure and exploration, these magnificent silver photographs embody one man's lifetime pursuit of his art and the discovery of the true purpose of his journey - to provide the inspiration for the preservation and protection of our marine environment. Thus begins a navigation for us all, throughout the ways of the Silver Seas.   _______________________________________________________ NOTE: - This book is available for pickup at our office. - Select "Pickup at Asian Geographic Magazines office" as your shipping method to avoid shipping costs.