20 November 2021 | New Scientist | 29A dual world
THESE dazzling shots cross
the line between ocean and air,
revealing our planet’s rich duality.
They are taken from Two Worlds:
Above and below the sea, a
photography book by underwater
photographer David Doubilet,
with essays by Kathleen F. Moran
and Kathryn D. Sullivan.
Clockwise from the top left:
Doubilet captured the hypnotic
hues of a lion’s mane jellyfish
(Cyanea capillata) in Bonne Bay
fjord in Gros Morne National
Park on Newfoundland, Canada.
Kimbe Bay in Papua New
Guinea provides a stunning
environment for a father and son
as they glide across the water on
a fishing boat above a carpet of
corals. Part of the Coral Triangle
of reef systems in the Pacific
Ocean, Kimbe Bay is home to
around 400 species of coral.
At sunset on the atoll of
Fakarava in French Polynesia,
blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus
melanopterus) scout the shallow
waters of its South Pass for fish.
The pass is 200 metres long and
frequented by about 700 of these
sharks, making it the highest
concentration of blacktips
anywhere in the world.
Finally, a grounded iceberg off
the shore of Devon Island – the
world’s largest uninhabited island,
thanks to its desert-like climate
and rocky terrain – makes for
a striking, if fleeting, sight in
Nunavut, Canada.
Two Worlds: Above and below
the sea is published by Phaidon. ❚
Gege Li
Photographer David Doubilet