Books, Film & The Arts

The ocean plays the part of muse for many artists. Books, films, and the arts often pull inspiration from the sea—you can explore them here!

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Three dancers dependent on one another, as in the food web.

Dancing for the Oceans

Video of OCEAN: Out Of The Blue If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you dart around like a lobster in a hurry? Dive like a dolphin? Float like a...

An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver

Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

Thanks to a passionate group of fearless ocean photographers, you can stare-down a yellow-mouth...

A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan

Portraits of Planet Ocean: The...

Brian Skerry can be called many things – explorer, journalist, conservation advocate – but he is...

A piece of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit.

When Art Meets Science: The Hyberbolic...

The stunning Smithsonian Community Reef—an accompaniment to the main Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef...

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Illustration of a real oarfish vs the Pokémon counterpart.

Our Favorite Water Pokémon and Their Real-Life...

Pokémon Go came out in the United States last week and it’s safe to say that the gaming community is collectively losing its mind. Already boasting...

Turning Ocean Trash to Treasure

Decided you want to make a difference? World Ocean Day is a great day to...

Live Stream Event: Dispatches From the Gulf

April 20th marks the sixth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of...

Brian Skerry takes an up close photo of a tiger shark on the seafloor.

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