Book Reviews

Staff · Issue 41, Mar/Apr 2008 · pp. 70–73

Products mentioned: A Diver's Guide To The Art Of Underwater Photography, Marine Life of Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea, Sharkwater

Great art is not created by committees or consensus, but by passionate individuals with vision and desire. The Ferraris’ Guide to the Art of Underwater Photography is as personal and as opinionated a book on the subject as you are ever likely to read. And it is all the better for it. This book gives us a rare insight into the mindset, dedication and imagination involved in creating magnificent underwater images. Although he always seems keen to modestly deny it, Andrea Ferrari is an excellent underwater photographer. While you may not always agree with his well argued opinions, all of us will benefit from reading them. I get the impression that the author does not expect us to agree with him all the time, anyway. Although this book gives advice on many technical aspects of underwater photography it takes a more philosophical approach to the subject and is a motivational manual that encou…