Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
The New York Times posts a stunning selection of images in their review of Claire Nouvian's "The Deep". Craig ran a book blurb on the blog back in March.
The collection of images definitely raises deep-sea photography to a new level. The quality of light and posture of the photos is reminiscent of some great painters (e.g. Francis Bacon) and art house photographers. The text features essays by top notch marine biologists Laurence Madin and Craig Young.
Clear the coffee table, folks. This one's a keeper.
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