This is a National Geographic-like caliber display of underwater WILD sea life, photographed brilliantly, and liberally shared. This vibrantly portrayed portfolio, is a work of a lifetime which will enamour one and all who slowly turn the pages, taking in the sea scenes of the Kelp Sea Forest off the coast of South Africa. There is so much to take in of all these wonders of God's creation that the viewer will want to take his/her sweet time to peruse and digest all the pictures of the teeming life below sea level.
Write-ups from both Craig and Ross, which accompany the photographs, will surely have the reader become enthusiastic about all these creatures, many of which he/she may never have seen heretofore. These include such creatures as the very intriguing limpets, sea hares (the coolest to me); catsharks, seahorses (I love them), rock suckers, klipvis, octopuses (extra special to Craig) and so many more. The reader may also find the hairs on ones' arms do calisthenics at mention of great white sharks hovering silently within mere inches of their dive spot. Craig and Ross would tell you to respect these creatures, though, not fear them.
The authors practiced diving without the usual scuba-diving equipment and over time, felt themselves become more integrated with the WILD world below surface. They believe, too, that they have gained much benefit personally in life and health.
Being one who does not agree with evolution, and occult-like practices, I would have preferred less mention of those references. The authors speak of going back to their original 'source' of life but I'd like to briefly remark, that that 'Source' is God, Who created all these creatures, as well as human beings, and it is not from melding cognitively and mingling physically with the creatures from the depth of the sea, nor spending hours (adding up years' worth) under water with them, as marvelous as that 'world' is. This though, seems to be their praxis.
To round up the pages, besides space for acknowledgements and index, is Craig's mental map of the various areas of specific habitat niches in which he was most likely to discover the location where a particular species hung out and/or hunted prey among the kelp forest fronds, nooks and crannies 'below deck'. Overall, this is a 'chance-of-a-lifetime' book find, in which to gain astounding knowledge and insight of creatures we may never ever have discovered for ourselves, especially by those of us who would prefer to remain on terra firme. Thanks Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck!
~Eunice C., Reviewer/Blogger~
September 2021
Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the review copy given by the publisher.
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