Jacques Cousteau. Expedition Tiefsee

In her biography, Kathrin Schubert manages to present Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997) as a multi-faceted personality. The explorer, diving pioneer, filmmaker and inventor fascinated his public. He led often dangerous expeditions all over the planet and his films enlightened them to the stunning complexity of the oceans' ecology, and the importance of preserving it. However, he also faced criticism, mainly for environmental damage done during filmmaking.

Frederking & Thaler/GEO October 2011, ISBN 3-89405-772-6, 144 pages, 100 pictures

Maria Sibylla Merian. Reise nach Surinam

In this biography, Kathrin Schubert provides an extraordinary account on the life of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), a naturalist and scientific illustrator. Against all odds, Merian travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname to study the area's unique flora and fauna. Many of the drawings and painting she produced on this trip were published as hand-coloured counter proofs in her "Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname".

Frederking & Thaler/GEO May 2010, ISBN 3-89405-772-6, 144 pages, 120 pictures