Jacque cousteau

Jacques Cousteau

French naval officer, explorer, and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau helped millions of people learn about what goes on under the ocean's surface. How well do you know the man in the wetsuit, though? Let's take a look at five things you might not have known about the master of the deep. 1. He Originally Wanted to

“Jacques Cousteau was born on this day in 1910. What #adventures have you (or your characters) been on lately?”

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"Man has only to sink beneath the surface, and he is free."...

The sea teaches us many life lessons, and I'd like to share some quotes from my favorite inspirational book, Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach—waiting for a gift from the sea.” “I shall ask into my…

In a time when colour TV was young, Cousteau's thrilling underwater explorations had the bluest blues and the reddest reds, writes John Crace

An overdue post. Plus it has been an age since I have posted something illustrator related. You may remember this post Pick Me Up: Contemporary Graphic Art. Well, that was where I saw the most brilliant and intricate illustrations by Sara A. King. I ended up purchasing the last image of Jacques Cousteau. She is seriously one of the most talented illustrators that I have seen of late. Click on each image to see the detail, it really is amazing the amount of detail she puts into her work. The…