A large coffee table book, 354 pages printed in Verona Italy, non-profit project that took me 5 years to complete
'This groundbreaking book includes contributions from acclaimed scientists and ocean ‘guardians’, who reveal what drove them to answer the call of the blue'
It was, he admits, a calculated decision to mix beautiful pictures with harsh words: “I’m not trying to deceive myself [by] hiding the problems and pretending that everything is perfect out there.” Yet he realised that the book would go unnoticed without beautiful photographs. “A single photo can be the most powerful conservation tool,” he says. This magnificent book is his call to arms. Let’s hope it works.
Philip Hamilton's new book 'Call Of The Blue' is a beautiful, otherworldly compendium of underwater photographs. Here, he describes the challenges – and life-threatening dangers – of getting those pictures.
Siddarth Chakravarty- Former 1st officer of Sea Shepherd (7 Campaigns)–Researcher and Ocean activist
Ken Nedimyer- Founder Coral restoration foundation. Largest in the world.
Jo Royle- Sea Champion and founder of Common Seas. Conservation strategies and plastic solutions.
Frank Pope- Author, marine archeologist and conservationist. The Times Ocean correspondent.
Doug Woodring- Ocean Recovery Alliance NGO, leading expert on plastic pollution.
Kevin Huang, Fighting shark fin soup industry and inform Canadian population
Regina Domingo, Founder of Nakawe project.
Conrad Humphrey, Ocean racing skipper adventurer and environmentalist
Mehgan Heany-Grier, American champion freediver, fashion model, actress, conservationist, and TV personality.
Jonathan Balcombe, British born Biologist, scientist, speaker and author of the best selling book “What a fish knows”.
Daniela Fernandez, Ecuador born award-winning social entrepreneur, writer, and speaker on ocean technology, youth engagement and blockchain. Founder and Chair of the Sustainable Oceans Alliance (SOA)
Mike Coots, American- Hawaii Shark attack survivor, photographer and shark advocate