Book Review: Camera Man by Chuck Nicklin

Peter Rowlands · Issue 91, Jul/Aug 2016 · pp. 85–87

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Book Review Camera Man by Chuck Nicklin by Peter Rowlands For those of us who are ‘of a certain age’ we may be struggling to keep up with the pace of technology but we have had the privilege of living and diving through the most eventful and productive period in maritime and imaging history and this book captures those heady days to perfection. Starting out in the mid to late 50’s Chuck grew up on the west coast of America in an era when most gear was home made and most sorties into the underwater world were still experimental. Until this time he had been running Chuck’s Market, a small full-service grocery store but his organisational skill were spotted by a group of pioneer divers who wanted to open a dive shop. And so it was that he was able to combine his business and hobby skills running The Dive Locker. Spearfishing was the main driving force back then but meeting and working with …