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H20 is the seventeenth book of photographs and the third book of underwater imagery by Howard Schatz. His most recent titles include In Character: Actors Acting, a groundbreaking volume capturing one-an-one improvisation with a hundred American actors; Athlete, a study of America's top athletes; Nude Body Nude, a sensual look at the human body; Body Knots. a richly humorous and playful view of the body as living sculpture; Passion & Line, an arresting photographic profile of dancers; and Pool Light, one of Schatz's previous ensembles of underwater images, featured in magazines worldwide. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications, including Vanity Fair, Time, Vogue, Sports illustrated, Life, the New York Times, GQ, Vogue Italio, The New Yorker, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Geo, Black & White, Stern, American Photo, and Entertainment Weekly. Schatz's editorial and fashion photography are regularly seen in the United States and abroad, and he has created innovative images for advertising clients such as Ralph Lauren, Escada, Nike, Adidas, Sony, Finlandia Vodka, the MGM Grand Hotel, Virgin Records, Wolford, Showtime, and Mercedes-Benz.

Howard Schatz lives in New York with his wife and business partner, Beverly Ornstein. His work has been exhibited in museums and photography galleries internationally and has been published in numerous magazines as well as in fifteen books of photography including the critically acclaimed ATHLETE, BOTANICA, and IN CHARACTER: ACTORS ACTING. Owen Edwards has written about photography for 30 years, for American Photographer, New York Times Magazine, New York, The Village Voice, Saturday Review, Vogue, Smithsonian, and many other publications.