Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Scubazoo's 'Reef' Launch at Le Meridien

The paparazzi snapping away

a gift for the guest of honour

(l-r) Roger Munns, Simon Enderby, Dtk Karim Bujang(Deputy Tourism Minister), Tengku Adlin (Sabah Tourism Chairman) & Jason Isley

'Reef ', Scubazoo's newest and most ambitious publication to date, is a 360 page coffee table book and 30 min DVD published by Dorling Kindersley (DK) and was officially launched on Tuesday 11th September 2007 in Waterstones, Piccadilly, London. It was a huge success and garnered rave reviews from all who attended including editors and journalists from magazines such as Vogue, National Geographic Kids, Cosmopolitan and Diver.


A clip from 'Reef' a 30 minute DVD included in the book

Today, the launch was held at Le Meridien , officiated by the Tourism Ministry. The launch started off with a 15 minute long presentation by the three Scubazoo members- Jason Isley, Roger Munns and Simon Enderby, followed by a speech by Deputy Tourism Minister, Datuk Karim Bujang, a Press conference and finally book signing session.

Although not as glamorous as the London launch, it was well organised and the presentation was very impressive. Echoing the sentiment of the guest of honour, the quality of the the publication and the presentation is the best I've seen and I believe everyone who attended will agree with me .

Knowing the Scubazoo family personally, I can tell you that they are very passionate in what they do and are also the most hardworking people I know . They always strive to produce only the best possible work and are superstars in their own right. As Roger mentioned during the presentation, it takes a lot of Patience, Perseverence and Passion to produce images that portrays the real behaviour of the underwater life. My hat goes off to all of them. Much respect.

'Reef' is Scubazoo's second coffee table book, the first one was 'Sipadan Mabul Kapalai-Sabah's Underwater Treasure'

Both books are available at all major bookstores. You can also purchase the books online from the Scubazoo website. Click here

Link : The World and I: Reef - Scubazoo's new book

I leave you with a short promo vid by Scubazoo. Enjoy.

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