Richard Ellis
Richard Ellis is world renowned for his writings and artwork on whales, sharks, and sea mammals and currently serves as a research associate with the American Museum of Natural History and as special advisor to the American Cetacean Society. His more than twenty books include The Book of Whales, Search for the Giant Squid, Monsters of the Sea, Great White Shark, Tuna: A Love Story, The Empty Ocean, On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear, and Sea Dragons: Predators of the Prehistoric Ocean. His paintings and illustrations have appeared in publications such as National Geographic, National Wildlife, and Audubon and have been featured in galleries and museums around the world.