Book review

Peter Rowlands · Issue 26, Sep/Oct 2005 · pp. 57

Products mentioned: Sea Salt (book) by Stan Waterman

I have never met Stan Waterman personally other than to attend a couple of his amazing illustrated talks but, having got through most of this book I feel as if I know him. That is the mark of a good autobiography. Stan writes as eloquently as he speaks. Beautiful image laden prose laced with dry humour recounting his many experiences over the years. Stan has spent most of his life on or under the sea accompanied by either his family or the top professionals in the underwater filming world. As a result he has been to places and seen things most of us would sell our Grandmothers for. Mine sadly passed on many years ago before I could realise her true value. Sea Salt is effectively a selection of short essays making it the perfect book to pick up every now and again to sample a new delight but beware. Stan has the ability to keep you turning the page and a casual pick up might end in an aft…