The Art of Underwater Photography

This is clearly the best and most beautiful “how-to” book ever produced. Andrea and Antonella Ferrari have created stunning images with accompanying text that will help any underwater photographer discover and develop his inner artist. From the 360 spectacular, image-filled pages, you can learn about rigorously field-tested digital techniques and the hidden techniques behind imaginative framing and lighting to achieve striking results. From wideangle and fish-eye to macro photography, from basic point-and-shoot digital pocket cameras to complex housed professional DSLR systems, from blue-water encounters to coral reef diving and muck critter hunting, and from daily maintenance to the choice of the right lens, it’s all here in a readable, technically accessible, step-by-step guide.

John Bantin, technical editor for the British magazine Diver, says, “With an enviable reputation for authoring fine books on underwater photography, the Ferraris have laced the pages of their new book with juicy pictures. There is none of the pseudo-art talk that often ruins otherwise beautiful books of photographs. The pictures do the talking. This 360-page volume doesn’t have a weak page in it.”

Andrea and Antonella Ferrari are also the authors of A Diver’s Guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife and A Diver’s Guide to Reef Life (2006). Purchase any of these books at Undercurrent and the commission we receive from Amazon.com will go directly to projects to save coral reefs.