Tom Crestodina is an author, artist, and commercial fisherman. Tom grew up in the Midwest and moved to the Pacific Northwest as a young man, eventually finding himself on the deck of a fishing vessel in Alaska. Tom’s art grew out of his desire to connect with his young son while he was away at sea, and developed into a series of works documenting the maritime and marine industries and their many trades. His books have been nominated for numerous awards and are highly valued by the seafaring communities as a tribute to their hard work and ingenuity.