Cover of The Essential Oyster by Rowan Jacobsen, featuring oyster photography
Black-and-white portrait of a smiling oyster grower beside a basket of oysters
Long oyster shells arranged on a pale surface
An oyster grower in waders standing in shallow water
A hand holding an orange basket of oysters above the water
An opened oyster resting on seaweed beside its shell
An oyster grower in blue overalls working inside a dark shed
Waterproof waders hanging in a row inside a workroom
Close-up of the golden ridges of an oyster shell
A wetsuited diver beside a bin of oysters on a boat
Small oysters viewed through a circular microscope field
Opened and closed oysters arranged on a wet dark surface
Oyster growers lifting a mesh basket beside a small boat
Small boats moored on a calm misty bay
A person at the wheel of a small oyster boat
Two people standing among oyster-farming rows at low tide
An oyster grower holding a bucket on a rocky shoreline
Rows of oyster-growing bags in shallow water
Hands sorting a handful of small oyster shells
Black-and-white view of a person walking beside oyster cages on a tidal flat
A boat operator seen through the wheelhouse window
Opened and closed oysters on a wet dark surface
Black-and-white view of a person aboard a small working boat
Black-and-white portrait of an oyster grower on a tidal flat
A large ridged oyster shell on weathered wooden boards
An oyster grower holding a red mesh sack while standing in shallow water
An opened oyster and its textured shell on a pale surface
Five closed oysters in a shallow ceramic bowl
Black-and-white view of rows of oyster racks across a bay
Three oyster growers working with orange trays in shallow water
A boat near an exposed oyster bed on a calm sunny shoreline
Small oysters attached to a mesh growing surface
Close-up of a broad ridged oyster shell on a dark wet surface
An opened oyster shell and a closed oyster on a pale reflective surface
Green-tinged oyster shells and opened oysters on dark blue boards
Black-and-white close-up of a mound of discarded oyster shells
Black-and-white portrait of an oyster grower lifting a basket from the water
Two deeply ridged oyster shells on a pale surface
Opened and closed oysters served over crushed ice on a metal plate
Opened oyster shells scattered on a blue work surface
An oyster grower holding long poles beside calm water
Three bins of oysters on a boat facing a calm bay
Black-and-white photograph of working boats in a harbor
A small colorful working boat heading out across pale blue water