“Unique, insightful, exciting, Face to Face is the result of Al Hornsby’s lifelong fascination with wildlife and animal behaviors, and of over 40 years’ work as a professional photographer and writer specializing in the underwater world, travel and Nature.”

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When a Great White Shark, charging the bait just a few feet away, passes closely enough for you to see its every detail in that mind’s-eye, slow-motion our brains are so capable of recording, there is an unconscious, primal understanding of just what a Great White’s prey didn’t realize in its last, crucial moment...

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The Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa, known as one of the most exciting wildlife and bird-watching locations on the planet, turns out to also be one of the most fascinating diving locations conceivable.

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There is little more exhilarating in diving than being face to face with one of the aquatic world’s big, powerful creatures.

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There is something very special about close-up, marine life photography. It can transport you to an underwater world where your universe can, at times, be measured in but inches.

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Our planet has been blessed with an incredible array of wildlife…from large, thrilling carnivores to those creatures whose lovely, gentle spirits can sooth us with feelings of wonder.

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