Highlighting some of the world's leading fishing people in stunning photography, this 388 page, A4 size hard back book is a unique and intimate view of the fisheries of the Faroes, Shetlands, Iceland, and Greenland.
At last a book that presents, in compelling visual imagery, and language, the reality of these North Atlantic fisheries, as seen through a photographer's lens. Indeed, it may well be the first book on the market to cover commercial fishing this comprehensively through photography.
This book is a tribute to those who fish for a living and bring seafood to the world. Through six photo essays, photographer Maria Olsen delivers a feast of more than 200 amazing pictures, documenting fishing trips as diverse as:
• Gillnetting for monkfish
• Longlining for cod
• Demersal pair trawling for saithe
• Twin-rig trawling for groundfish
• Pelagic pair trawling for herring
• Bottom trawling for northern shrimp
The photographs, published full page and often as double-page spreads, are powerful enough to capture the interest of anyone, anywhere.
“Images of Fishermen” also contains an authoritative treatise written by the world-renowned fisheries adviser (and World Fishing columnist) Menakhem Ben-Yami on contemporary fisheries management issues, with particular emphasis on the special case of the Faroes. The book is also introduced with a brief overview of the great fishing traditions of the four tiny North Atlantic island communities, written by Búi Tyril.
