Ocean
Published on 23. October 2006
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-500-54324-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this lavish, large-format collection of all-new photographs by Philip Plisson, the immensely popular marine photographer widens his lens to provide a more global focus on the ocean and the humans who depend on it for survival. This magnificent volume includes nearly 200 new and unpublished images of the five oceans around the world, seen close to the surface or from the air. Featuring ten spectacular gatefolds, it will surprise and beguile the reader with breathtaking images that brilliantly illustrate the beauty, fury and sheer ecological importance of the ocean.
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Language
English
Spanish
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
183 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 372 mm
Width: 294 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
4250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-54324-5 (9780500543245)
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Person
Philip Plisson is one of the greatest marine photographers in the world. His works number over 400,000 pictures and about forty books, including The Sea, which Thames & Hudson published in 2002. Christian Buchet is Manager of the Marine Research Center of the Catholic University of Paris.