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| THE ALTAR photo by ERNST BROOKS II |
ROAD LESS TRAVELLED is one way to describe the path of anyone working predominantly in black and white these days. Few have done it with the singular vision that underpins Ernst Brook's underwater photography.
"In his passion, Ernie took the road less traveled. When color photography dazzled us with the revelation of color underwater, he saw something different and courageously continued to explore his art in black and white … as light enters the water; the brightest colors are filtered out … the reds, oranges, and yellows being the first to disappear. So, by choosing a palette of black and white, Ernie captures a quality that is more true, more revealing of the sea, than the color images that so easily seduce us."
— Jean-Michel Cousteau in the forward to Ernie Brooks' 2002 book, Silver Seas: A Retrospective
— Jean-Michel Cousteau in the forward to Ernie Brooks' 2002 book, Silver Seas: A Retrospective
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