Book Review: Reefs Revealed

Peter Rowlands · Issue 39, Nov/Dec 2007 · pp. 58–59

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Book Review Reefs Revealed By Alex Mustard The Art of Diving was Alex’s first book in collaboration with wordsmith Nick Hanna. Their combination produced what David Doubilet described as “ The best book about diving since Jacques Cousteau’s The Silent World” and of Alex’s images he stated “Alex has a unique eye. This is underwater imagery at its best”. Reefs Revealed sees Alex flying solo, tackling a huge subject with his own combination of images and text. His background as a marine biologist provides him with an understanding of his subject but, as can so often happen with academics, the knowledge sometimes fails to transfer to the written word. Not so in this case. Alex’s words are like his images - clean and concise, informative and readable. His introductory chapter is a good example of how to explain such a large subject globally yet precisely keeping the readers attention with a g…