Richard Harrington is a marine biologist and writer. He has written a book about living without plastic, How to Live Plastic Free published by Headline, after being inspired by a trip to a seabird colony where he helped free birds and their chicks from trash. A regular writer for Coast Magazine in the UK, he has been consulted on several documentaries such as the BBC's 'Blue Planet 2' and 'Blue Planet UK', 'Sky Ocean Rescue', Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's 'Fish Fight' series and the feature film 'The End of the Line'. He also contributed a chapter to a recent book Rewilding: Real Life Stories published by William Collins. He was previously Head of Communications at the Marine Conservation Society and currently works as the Head of Communications and Fundraising for Bees for Development. He loves to explore life between the tides.Annie Davidson is an Australian illustrator based in Melbourne. After completing a Bachelor of Visual Communication and working in-house for various design companies along the way, she is now a fulltime freelance illustrator.
Her illustrations have appeared in books, on textiles, shop windows, wall stickers, in art exhibitions and for various clients worldwide including Lonely Planet, Converse, Jetstar, Talbots, and the Melbourne Museum to name a few. Annie works across different mediums but predominantly with fineliner pen and digital colour to produce joyful, vibrant and detailed works. She has been described as an 'Escape Artist' as she often draws imaginary little worlds you can picture yourself stepping into. Nature, especially forests, tropical jungles, cacti, coral reefs and Japanese gardens, are largely featured in her work.