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Photographing the oceans soul november 29, 2011 underwater photographer brian skerry calls himself an ocean soul. Underwater photographer brian skerry calls himself an ocean soul. I had always wanted to explore the oceans, but i now understood how i would do this. Ive been working for national geographic magazine for 15 years, i specialize in making pictures and telling stories about ocean wildlife mostly. Buy a cheap copy of ocean soul book by brian skerry.
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