{"product_id":"among-giants-a-life-with-whales-9780226580999","title":"Among Giants: A Life with Whales","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all started in 1965 with a guy riding a whale. The guy was Flip Nicklins father  Chuck  and the whale was an unlucky Brydes Whale that had gotten caught up in some anchor line. Hoping to free the whale  Chuck and some friends took their boat as near as they could  and  just before they cut it loose  Chuck posed astride it for a photo.  That image  carried on wire services nationwide  became a sensation and ultimately changed the life of Chucks young son  Flip. In the decades since that day  Flip Nicklin has made himself into the worlds premier cetacean photographer. Its no exaggeration to say that his photos  published in such venues as National Geographic and distributed worldwide  have virtually defined these graceful  powerful creatures in the mind of the general publiceven as they helped open new ground in the field of marine mammalogy.  Among Giants tells the story of Nicklins life and career on the high seas  from his first ill-equipped shoots in the mid-1970s through his long association with the National Geographic Society to the present  when he is one of the founders of Whale Trust  a nonprofit conservation and research group. Nicklin is equal parts photographer  adventurer  self-trained scientist  and raconteur  and Among Giants reflects all those sides  matching breathtaking images to firsthand accounts of their making  and highlighting throughout the importance of conservation and new advances in our understanding of whale behavior. With Nicklin as our guide  we see not just whales but also our slowly growing understanding of their hidden lives  as well as the evolution of underwater photographyand the stunning clarity and drama that can be captured when a determined  daring diver is behind the lens.  Humpbacks  narwhals  sperm whales  orcasthese and countless other giants of the ocean parade through these pages  spouting  breaching  singing  and raising their young. Nicklins photographs bring us so completely into the underwater world of whales that we cant help but feel awe  while winning  personal accounts of his adventures remind us of what its like to be a lone diver sharing their sea.  For anyone who has marveled at the majesty of whales in the wild  Among Giants is guaranteed to be inspiring  even movingits unmatched images of these glorious beings an inescapable reminder of our responsibility as stewards of the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280470663221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226580997","price":64.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226580999.jpg?v=1780637846","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/among-giants-a-life-with-whales-9780226580999","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}