Ocean Soul
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1426208162 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Underwater Images With Emotion" according to A Great Lady. I don't often buy pretty underwater coffee table books - because I read them once and put them on the shelf. This one refuses to go to the shelf. The text is enjoyable reading and I now feel like I know Brian Skerry but the images evoke such emotion - from compassion, to wonder, to concern that I find myself picking up the book often . Journey to a world of underwater souls Brian Skerry's photographs are so magnificent that it can be tempting to breeze through his narrative to get to the next picture of a whale, squid, or coral. But don't hurry past his words; Skerry is a fine writer who transports you to his underwater worlds and introduces you to the sentient and intelligent beings that survive sometimes . Cowgirl06 said and fantastic stories of how he got the pictures. Gorgeous, gorgeous pictures, and fantastic stories of how he got the pictures.
He is a regular guest on ABC's 20/20, TODAY, CBS Sunday Morning and Good Morning America. Dr. Since 2000, Dr. Brian Skerry is a photojournalist for National Geographic covering marine wildlife and underwater environments, whose award-winning images have also been featured in countless publications worldwide including People, Sports Illustrated, and Men's Journal. Skerry has lectured on p
"The renowned marine-life photojournalist shares behind-the-scenes stories of documenting elusive, bizarre, and increasingly endangered sea creatures, from the alienlike firely squid to teh mammoth right whale."--Entertainment Weekly"Stunning whale and seal portraits and kaleidoscopic photos of tropical fish and coral" --Boston Magazine"It's a stunning showcase of underwater images."--The Huffington Post“Skerry is one of those proverbial cases of a Jacques Cousteau-watching, National Geographic-reading child who dreams big and goes after it. I am transfixed and at the same time humbled by the extraordinary moments he has given us in this new book." --Jim Brandenburg; photographer, author & filmmaker "Brian Skerry’s Ocean Soul is not just the title of his book; it’s the best way to describe his being. He is an ocean soul, and this book’s wide-ranging, astonishingly cap
Now, with Ocean Soul, he showcases his stunning photography and describes his adventurous life in a gripping portrait of the ocean as a place of beauty and mystery, a place in trouble, and ultimately, a place of hope that will rebound with the proper attention and care.. The story begins when a boy who loves the sea attends an event with underwater photographers and has an epiphany: “I had always wanted to explore the oceans, but I now understood how I would do this. Ocean Soul is a love story. It is a story of discovery. I would do it with a camera.” With sheer determination, hard work, and a little bit of luck the boy,