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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