章鱼、海马、水母 Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish

基本信息

Format: Hardback| 256 pages  

Dimensions: 232x 276x 23.88mm| 1,383.46g  

Publication date: 26 May 2022 

Publisher: National Geographic Society 

ISBN: 9781426221798

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

内容简介

在这本令人着迷的摄影书中，知名摄影师David Liittschwager揭示了三种臭名昭著的神秘海洋生物--水母、章鱼和海马--的令人不安的美，以及它们如何看待世界。水母、章鱼和海马是地球上神奇的物种之一，也是极难用传统摄影方法记录的一些物种。著名摄影师David Liittschwager花了几十年的时间来开发专门的肖像摄影技术，以捕捉这些生物的脉动的生物发光、半透明的身体和空灵的运动。

这本明亮的作品集展示了Liittschwager的200张最有说服力的照片，并配以深刻的文章，解释没有大脑或没有骨头的生物是如何感知世界的。畅销科学作家Elizabeth Kolbert、Jennifer Holland和Olivia Judson解释了这些没有骨气的深海居民的生物学和先进的认知能力，精致地唤起了他们令人不安但不可否认的魅力。在这些页面中，你会看到只有半英寸高的海马、旋转着雪花状克隆体的月水母，以及可能是地球上极为古老的活体动物的眨眼梳状水母。

这本迷人的书既具有启发性又具有深刻性，它记录了海洋科学不断扩展的前沿领域，为这些鲜为人知的--和濒临灭绝的--物种的价值和美丽创造了有力的证明。

In this mesmerizing book of photography, acclaimed photographer David Liittschwager reveals the unnerving beauty of three notoriously mysterious sea creatures--the jellyfish, octopus, and seahorse--and how they perceive the world. The jellyfish, the octopus, and the seahorse are among the most wondrous species on Earth--as well as some of the most difficult to document using traditional photography methods. Enter celebrated photographer David Liittschwager, who has spent decades developing specialized portraiture techniques to capture these creatures' pulsating bioluminescence, translucent bodies, and ethereal movements.

This luminous collection showcases 200 of Liittschwager's most revealing photographs, paired with penetrating essays that explain how a creature without a brain or without bones perceives the world. Bestselling science writers Elizabeth Kolbert, Jennifer Holland, and Olivia Judson explain the biology and advanced cognitive abilities of these spineless denizens of the deep, exquisitely evoking their unnerving yet undeniable charisma. In these pages, you'll glimpse a seahorse only half an inch tall, a moon jelly spinning off a snowflake-shaped clone, and the blinking comb jelly, which may be the most ancient living animal on Earth.

Both enlightening and profound, this enchanting book documents the expanding frontiers of marine science, creating a powerful testament to the value and beauty of these little-seen--and endangered--species.

作者简介

DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER，不知名但美丽的生物的Richard Avedon，已经为国家地理杂志拍摄了十多个任务，主要擅长自然历史主题的肖像。他已经出版或为六本书以及《科学美国人》、《奥杜邦》和其他杂志撰稿。Liittschwager的摄影作品已经在各大博物馆展出，包括在纽约市的美国自然历史博物馆和华盛顿特区的国家科学院。

DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER, the Richard Avedon of obscure but beautiful creatures, has shot more than a dozen assignments for National Geographic, primarily specializing in portraiture of natural history subjects. He has published or contributed to six books as well as Scientific American, Audubon, and other magazines. Liittschwager's photography has been exhibited at major museums including at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.