Book reviews

Staff · Issue 21, Oct/Nov 2004 · pp. 58–59

Products mentioned: Under Antarctic Ice, An Essential Guide to Digital Underwater Photography

Under Antarctic Ice Under Antarctic Ice is a large 11”x10” (28x25cm) coffee table book written by Jim Mastro and illustrated by Norbert Wu. Jim first went to Antarctica in 1982 and stayed there for six years ending up as the diving coordinator for the US Antarctic Program. Norbert is an independent filmmaker and photographer. In 1999 he was awarded a Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship Prize which he used to return to Antarctica in 2003 to continue his work in both stills and high-definition video. The book is split into three main sections. The first, written by Jim, describes the natural history of the area and this is a captivating read about an area that is the size of the United States and Mexico combined. The second section takes up the majority of the book and consists of Norbertʼs world class images with detailed and informative captions which make this book one you can immerse yo…