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REFERENCE LIBRARY

All of the books contained in my personal Reference Library (excluding those in the Dive Guides section) have been purchased because their
contents have merit. Therefore, if I was asked to recommend books, all of the ones listed on this page would be those I would recommend.

In order to give you some idea as to why a particular book has become part of my Reference Library I have given it a rating between 1 and 5 (5 being
the highest rating). I have applied this rating to the following three categories:-

It is my intention to provide a more in depth review for each of the books in my list (as time permits). Please check the Whats New page
regularly to see those books I have recently reviewed. In the meantime if you cannot wait for a particular book to be reviewed, please feel free to
contact me with details of the book you would like me to comment on and I will endeavour to reply.

Sections

Underwater Photography

Title

Authors

Technical

Image

Readability

Review

The Art & Technique Of Underwater Photography

Mark Webster

4

5

5

 

The Underwater Photography Handbook

Annemarie & Danja Kohler

3

5

4

 

Underwater Photography Camera Basics and Equipment Care

Geri Murphy

5

5

4

 

Underwater Photography Macro  

Geri Murphy

5

5

4

 

Underwater Photography

Charles Seaborn

4

4

3

 

The Manual of Underwater Photography

Heinz-Gert De Couet & Andrew Green

5

3

4

 

The Underwater Photographer (Second Edition)

Martin Edge

3

4

5

 

The Nikonos Handbook

Jim & Cathy Church

5

3

4

 

Jim Church's Essential Guide to Composition

Jim Church

5

4

5

 

Jim Church's Essential Guide to Nikonos Systems

Jim Church

5

3

3

 

The Complete Guide to Photographing Underwater Wonders

Rick Sammon

4

4

5

 

How to Photograph Underwater

Norbert Wu

4

4

5

 

Choosing and Using Underwater Strobes

Jim & Cathy Church

5

2

2

 

The New Guide to Sea & Sea

Joe Liburdi & Cara Sherman

4

3

3

 

Wonders of the Reef - Diving with a Camera

Stephen Frink

3

5

5

 

Realm of the Pygmy Seahorse

Constantinos Petrinos

3

5

5

R

Malaysia Beneath The Waves

Michael Patrick Wong

1

5

2

 

Watercolours Bonaire

Dos Winkel, Jerry Schnabel & Susan Lee Swygert

0

5

1

 

Silent Symphony

Tony Wu & William Tan

1

5

1

 

The Living Sea

Linda Pitkin

3

5

3

 

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Land Macro & Close-Up Photography

Title

Authors

Technical

Image

Readability

The Complete Guide to Macro & Close-Up Photography

Paul Harcourt Davies

5

5

4

The Book of Close-Up Photography

Heather Angel

4

3

3

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Marine Ecology

Title

Authors

Technical

Image

Readability

Review

Living Reefs of the Indo-Pacific - A Photographic Guide

Rob van der Loos

4

4

4

R

Pisces Guide to Caribbean Reef Ecology

William S. Alevizon

5

3

4

 

Pisces Guide to Watching Fishes

Roberta Wilson & James Q. Wilson

5

1

3

 

The Red Sea In Egypt Part 1 Fishes

Farid S. Atiya

3

2

2

 

The Red Sea In Egypt Part 2 Invertebrates

Farid S. Atiya

3

3

2

 

Swim With The Rays - A Guide to Stingray City, Grand Cayman

Mike Nelson

1

1

3

 

Reef Life - Natural History and Behaviours of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates

Denise Nielson Tackett & Larry Tackett

5

5

5

 

The Underwater Explorer - Secrets of a Blue Universe

Annemarie & Danja Kohler

4

4

4

 

Underwater Guide to the Florida Keys

Stephen Frink

4

3

4

 

World Atlas of Coral Reefs

Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious & Edmund P. Green

5

5

1

 

Coral Reefs

Les Holliday & Dr Elizabeth Wood

4

3

3

 

The Greenpeace Book Of Coral Reefs

Sue Wells & Nick Hanna

5

3

3

 

Red Sea an Underwater Paradise

Angelo Mojetta

2

3

2

 

The Red Sea

Andrea Ghisotti

2

3

2

 

The Barrier Reefs - A Guide To The World Of Corals

Angelo Mojetta

5

4

3

 

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Coral & Fish Identification Guides

Title

Authors

Technical

Image

Readability

Reef Fish Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas

Paul Humann

3

3

2

Reef Creature Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas

Paul Humann

3

3

2

Reef Coral Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas

Paul Humann

3

3

2

Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Guide

Dr Gerald R. Allen & Roger Steene

3

3

2

Red Sea Reef Guide

Helmut Debelius

3

3

3

Asia Pacific Reef Guide

Helmut Debelius

3

3

3

Nudibranchs and Sea Snails

Helmut Debelius

3

3

3

Crustacea Guide of the World

Helmut Debelius

3

3

3

Reef Fishes Volume 1

Scott W. Michael

5

5

4

The Book of Marine Fishes

Hilary Hauser

3

2

3

Guide to Marine Life Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida

Marty Snyderman & Clay Wiseman

5

4

4

Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific

Terence M. Gosliner, David W. Behrens & Gary C. Williams

3

3

2

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Diving Guides

Title

Authors

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life - Florida Caribbean Bahamas

Paul Humann & Ned Loach

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Bonaire

Jerry Schnabel & Susan L. Swygert

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Cayman Islands

Carl Roessler

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Turks & Caicos Islands

Stuart & Susanne Cummings

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Red Sea

John Ratterree

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Roatan & Honduras' Bay Islands

Sharon Collins

Diving and Snorkeling Dominica

Michael Lawrence

Diving Guide to Underwater Florida

Ned DeLoach

New Guide to the Bonaire Marine Park

 

The Complete Diving Guide The Caribbean Vol 1

Colleen Ryan & Brian Savage

Diving Indonesia

Kal Muller

Diving Bali

David Pickell & Wally Siagian

The Dive Sites of the Cayman Islands

Lawson Wood

Red Sea Divers Guide Volume 2 From Sharm El Sheik to Hurghada

Shlomo & Roni Cohen

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British Diving and Marine Life

Title

Authors

Technical

Image

Readability

Dive Dorset

John & Vicki Hinchcliffe

4

3

3

Guide to Inshore Marine Life

David Erwin & Bernard Picton

2

4

2

British Sea Fishes

Dr Francis Dipper

4

3

4

Beneath British Seas

Alan James

2

4

4

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Miscellaneous

Title

Authors

Technical

Image

Readability

The Recreational Divers Guide to Decompression Theory, Dive Tables and Dive Computers (Second Edition)

John E. Lewis, Ph.D. & Karl W. Shreeves

5

1

3

A Medical Guide to Hazardous Marine Life

Paul S. Auserbach

4

2

3

Dominica Isle of Adventure

Lennox Honychurch

3

1

3

Divers - From Piper Alpha to the Gulf War

Jon May

0

0

4

Neutral Buoyancy

Tim Scott

0

0

5

Water and Light - A Diver's Journey to Coral Reef

Stephen Harrigan

0

0

4

Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer

Jack & Sue Drafahl

2

2

3

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