Luis Marden was a legendary explorer, photographer, writer, diver, sailor, inventor, linguist, and raconteur. Between 1934 and 1988, Luis produced 55 byline articles for National Geographic magazine. He was the discoverer of the remains of the HM Bounty in the South Pacific, pioneered underwater photography with Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and introduced 35mm cameras and Kodachrome color photography to National Geographic in the 1930s. His life. Words, and pictures are celebrated in the November 2000 article in National Geographic magazine, The Art of Being Luis Marden, by Cathy Newman.