Beneath Cold Seas
The Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest
Published on 1. October 2011
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-887354-90-5 (ISBN)
Description
In Beneath Cold Seas, author and photographer David Hall takes us into the underwater world of the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska, home to the most diverse and spectacular marine life of any temperate or cold-water ecosystem on the planet. From the tiny, candy-stripe shrimp, giant Pacific octopus, ghost-like hooded nudibranchs, and migrating sockeye salmon to the world's largest sea lions, Hall's stunning photographs and lively text reveal many fascinating species interrelationships and rarely observed animal behaviors. An innovative approach to over/underwater photography places the marine life of the Pacific Northwest in familiar context with hauntingly beautiful images that will surprise even experienced divers and delight the rest of us. An introduction by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki focuses on the conservation issues facing this rich yet vulnerable ecosystem.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is a work of art from every possible angle - from the exquisite photographs, to the book's design, to its flawless printing and production process. There's no other way to describe it: David Hall has created a masterpiece... Hall has everything right in this book. There is nothing extraneous, and nothing missing. This is a complete and moving immersion in the breathtaking underwater world of the Pacific Northwest." - Judges of the 2012 National Outdoor Book Awards. "David Hall shoots with the inquiring and exacting eye of a scientist yet the soul and vision of an artist, combining the two to produce uniquely beautiful underwater images that educate as much as they inspire." - Christopher Newbert, author of Within a Rainbowed Sea. "A stunning, wildly colorful marine world" - Discover. "A dazzling book filled with dazzling sea creatures, showing us an astonishing marine domain" - Shelf Awareness.More details
Edition
UK ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Illustrations
120 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 267 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-887354-90-5 (9781887354905)
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Persons
David Hall is an author and award-winning photographer whose work has been featured in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History, Time, bbc Wildlife, and numerous other magazines.