Face to Face: Ocean Portraits

Book info: Face to Face: Ocean Portraits (Hardcover, 288 pages) – Conway, 2011. Language: English.

Following the success of Face to Face: Polar Portraits, author Huw Lewis-Jones returns with the lavish second volume in this highly praised series. Now his focus is on the great oceans of the world . . . and on the men and women who have harnessed, surveyed, and investigated them over the years, broadening human understanding. Atmospheric black-and-white prints from the finest maritime collections and acclaimed photographers such as Annie Leibovitz appear alongside stunning modern imagery by leading marine photographers Rick Tomlinson and Nigel Millard. Completely international in scope, the book features a foreword by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, record-breaking sailor, former Yachtsman of the Year, and winner of the Jules Verne Trophy, and includes such well-known names as Robert FitzRoy, Jacques Cousteau, Robert D Ballard, Wilfried Erdman, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Sarah Campbell, and Ben Ainslie. Editorial Reviews About the Author Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian and former Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge. He is the author of Polar Portraits and Ocean Portraits in Conway's Face to Face series. Formerly Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, and Curator of Imperial and Maritime History at the National Maritime Museum, London, Huw is also a consultant within media and broadcasting and an expert in maritime and polar-exploration history.