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Did Photography Fuel Our Obsession With What Lies Beneath the Waves?

EXCERPT

Early underwater filmmakers had to convince the public that what they were seeing was truly under the sea—but it didn’t stop a growing fascination with the aquatic world.

Margaret Cohen
Margaret Cohen
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Margaret Cohen

Margaret Cohen

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