The Sea Book describes journeys to the polar regions observing and documenting the environment through the help of entries both past and present. The sea plays a prominent part in our life whether viewed from the shore or experienced at first hand within the expanses of the ocean. John Kelly describes these moments and those of our imagination as he travels at sea and along the shorelines of the Antarctic and Arctic. John Kelly is an artist and writer whose work includes photography, drawing and the use of objects.

John Kelly was born in St Helens, Lancashire. He served as a reservist in the Parachute Regiment of the British Army and worked most of his life in engineering and product management. A keen historian, he can often be found exploring the sites of classical European civilizations. He lives half way up a mountain near Bala in North Wales with his wife, Dinah.