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To illustrate a book on shore diving, I am requesting high quality (300 dpi or more) pictures. The pictures that will be published will be referenced with all the details of copyrights owner.

The book will be initially published in French and later, depending of its success, translated in English. It will have 300 to 400 pages describing 120+ dshore diving spots with their related briefing.

Picture size

One page: 14 by 18 cm or 1654 by 2126 pixels in 300 dpi
Half page: 14 by 9 cm or 1654 by 1063 pixels in 300 dpi

I am searching on- and off-shore pictures with the following themes:

Wildlifel
Cold seas: Cuttlefish, anemones (Metridium senile ...) Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), lobsters, crabs, seals, giant Pacific octopus (Vancouver, Seattle, California)
Mediterranean landscape:, red coral, groupers, moray
Red Sea: lionfish, groupers, Napoleon, corals, moray
Caribbean: turtles, eagle ray, sponges, tubular landscape falling, barracuda, kingfish, tuna, coral
Pacific: Garibaldi, Sea Dragons

Underwater and historical pictures from vessels:
Malta and Gozo: Um El Faroud, HMS Mori, NV Rozi, Wrecks Ix-Xatt I-Ahmar (Xlendi, Karwela, Cominoland)
Bonaire and Curacao: Hilma Hooker, Superior Producer, Tugboat
USA Maine Wandby
UK (Scotland): SS Kintyre, SS Shuna
Solomons Islands: Kinugawa Maru, Hirokawa Maru
Vanuatu: USS President Coolidge (general pictures and the "Lady")
Bali: USAT Liberty
Jordan: Cedar Pride
Israel: Achi Sufa (Saul)

Underwater photos and terrestrial pictures following spots:
Caymans: Eden Rock, Devil's Grotto, Cali, Lighthouse Point, Coconut Walk, Lea Leas Lookout, Great Wall, Radar reef (the statues of Atlantis)
Roatan: Spooky Channel
St Croix Cane Bay
Canada (Vancouver) Whytecliff, Cooper's Green, Octopus City, Mermaid Cove (the statue), Ten Mile Point Ogden Point
Canada (Quebec): Drivers Wharf, Grande Grave, The Ilets, Pointe aux Fathers (photo with the terrestrial submarine)
USA Pacific Washington: Alki Pipe Line, underwater Edmond's Park, Octopus Hole
USA Pacific California Lobos point, Gerstle Cove, Shaw cove, Casino Point, Little River Cove
USA-Atlantic New England: Wandby, Nubble Light, Cape Ann, Rockport, Folly Cove
South France: La Vesse, Méjean Callelonge, Figuerolles Cap crown Gaou Oursinière, Lido (cave)
France Atlantic: Yves st Hole Passage Etel, Ploumanach, Ludwig Janssen
Malta Azure Window (Picture Earth)
UK: St Abbs, Drawna Rocks, Eastern King, Mermaid Strait, Ports Kerra, The Wall
Hawaii Place of Refuge (totems), Old Kona Airport, Five cellars Tunnel Reef, Shark's Cove, Turtle Bay, Makaha Beach
Bali Tulamben Drop-off
Okinawa: Channel Cracks, Maeda Point Sea Wall Subnabe
Mariana: Grotto, Lau Lau Beach, Gun Beach, Cemetery Wall
Australia: Bare Island, Gordons Bay, Oak Park, Ship Rock, Gold Coast Seaway, Tweed River Cottage by the Sea
Egypt Bells and Blue Hole, Canyon, Dahab Lighthouse, Um El Sid, The Caves, Shark Observatory,
Green hole

Thank you & best regards.

Jean-Claude Taymans
jeanclaude.taymans@scarlet.be
 
A big thank you to all the photographers who helped me (130 spots, 210 photos, 140 drawings for 450 pages). The e-book in French is finished, I work on paper and translated versions.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/peregrine/

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