Michael Muller. Sharks

Michael Muller is a renowned underwater shark photographer who has built up a spectacular portfolio of images of sharks with an unprecedented proximity and precision. His collection of images, including the first-known photograph of a great white breaching at night, is a catalog of adrenalin and awe. The images are contextualized with essays from Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and marine biologist Alison Kock, and an overview of Mullers work by culture writer Arty Nelson.

Format: Hardback
Length: 334 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Michael Muller has built an incredible career by capturing stunning portraits of the world's most elite actors, musicians, and sports stars. Over the past decade, he has amassed one of the most impressive portfolios of underwater shark photography. Muller's mission is to document sharks with unprecedented proximity and precision, bringing the Hollywood portrait session to the ocean predator. He approaches these majestic creatures with a patented seven-bulb, 1200-watt plexi-encased strobe lighting rig, developed with NASA engineering, and without the use of a cage. This collection of Muller's images, including the first-known photograph of a great white breaching at night, showcases a catalog of adrenaline and awe. Geographically arranged, it follows Muller's ocean adventures from black tip and sand tiger sharks in South Africa to great hammerheads in the Bahamas, with thrilling narratives from each trip documenting the challenges and near-misses along the way. To complement Muller's work for advocacy organizations such as WildAid and EarthEcho, the images are contextualized with essays from Philippe Cousteau, Jr. and marine biologist Alison Kock, who discuss the exploration and conservation of our oceanic kingdom. Culture writer Arty Nelson provides an overview of Muller's work, while a technical section explains the precise equipment behind these spectacular shots. Together, these insightful texts and awe-inspiring images offer a record of breathtaking photographic feats, a tribute to the beauty and might of the shark, and a rallying cry for its fragile future. This book is also available in a signed Collectors Edition and two Art Editions, each including a signed and numbered print.

Weight: 3684g
Dimension: 381 x 289 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836553599