Chris Simmons' UW Photography Booklist

Last Modified 2006-June-24

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Books:

  • Underwater Specific
    • The Underwater Photography Handbook by Annemarie & Danja Kohler, 1998
    • Essentials of Underwater Photography by Robert M. Jackson, 2000
    • The Underwater Photographer, 3rd edition by Martin Edge, 2006
    • The Art & Technique of Underwater Photography by Mark Webster, 1998
    • Jim Church's Essential Guide to Composition, 1998
  • General Photography
    (90% of underwater photography is just land photography done in a different and much more challenging environment; understand what makes a dynamic/moving photograph; keep a journal and work on your weak points)
    • Kodak Guide to 35mm Photography, 2000
    • National Geographic Photography Field Guide by Peter K. Burian & Robert Caputo, 1999
    • John Shaw's Closeups in Nature, 1987
    • The Complete Guide to Close-up & Macro Photography by Paul Harcourt Davies, 1998
    • Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson, 1990
    • How To Photograph: Insects & Spiders by Larry West with Julie Ridl, 1994
    • Photography and The Art Of Seeing by Freeman Patterson, 1989
    • Perception And Imaging(2nd edition) by Richard D. Zakia, 2002
    • The Tao Of Photography Seeing Beyond Seeing by Philippe L. Gross & S.I. Shapiro, 2001
    • The Art of Photographing Nature by Martha Hill and Art Wolfe, 1993
    • Photographic Composition by Ben Clements & David Rosenfeld, 1974
    • God Is at Eye Level by Jan Phillips, 2000
  • Natural Environment
    (research your subjects, know their habits, hangouts, and how they react to divers)
    • Coastal Fish Identification: California to Alaska by Paul Humann, 1996
    • Probably More Than You Wanted To Know About The Fishes Of The Pacific Coast, 2nd Edition by Milton Love, 1996
    • Pacific Coast Inshore Fishes, 4th Edition by Daniel W. Gotshall, 2001
    • Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps by Gregory C. Jensen, 1995
    • Pacific Coast Pelagic Invertebrates by David Wrobel & Claudia Mills, 1998
    • Pacific Coast Nudibranchs, 2nd Edition by David W. Behrens, 1991
    • Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California by Daniel W. Gotshall, 1994
    • A Living Bay: The Underwater World of Monterey Bay by Lovell Langstroth & Libby Langstroth, 2000


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