Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Sharks on the Web: Elasmodiver


The better to eat you with...  Photo by Andy Murch

After the previous post's lengthy manifesto, tonight I'll just point you in the direction of a really awesome shark-related website.  I've been a fan of Andy Murch's work at Elasmodiver for years; his amazing photographs of sharks have been a fixture of my screen saver and powerpoints (all credited).  The dogfish photo lurking behind the title of this very blog is his work.  Andy's latest project is the Predators in Peril exhibition, a collection of conservation-themed shark photography.  Unfortunately this seems to be happening exclusively on the west coast for now, but hopefully it makes its way east at some point.  Until then, check out Andy's website for some of the best undersea photography on the internet, and for a very useful and accurate field guide to sharks and rays.  A few of my favorites below the jump...