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Jury Duty
I just got back from Amsterdam, where I helped out with the judging for the Nature and Environment categories of the 2018 World Press Photo contest. The Environment section is new this year.Britta,...
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Announcing New Website
Over the year-end/ year-beginning quiet time, I hunkered down and slogged through a project I've been meaning to tackle for several years, but had never quite worked up the motivation to do. It's a new...
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Announcing New Website
Over the year-end/ year-beginning quiet time, I hunkered down and slogged through a project I've been meaning to tackle for several years, but had never quite worked up the motivation to do. It's a new...
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Feature in Days Japan
I have a six-page spread in the February 2018 issue of Days Japan, a monthly publication dedicated to photojournalism features covering topics around the world.Opening double-page spread, Days Japan,...
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The Long Run
There is a place nearby with 66 steps. me running up flight of 66 stepsIn early October last year, I was able to run up and down 30 times without puking. In late December, I only managed 16.“What does...
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Flamingo Print For Valentine’s Day
A friend reminded me yesterday that Valentine's Day is coming up.My reply was something like: "Whoa, thanks for letting me know! I'm so clueless about normal-people life patterns, since all I do is...
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Interview: Direct Talk on NHK World
I will be appearing on the program Direct Talk on NHK World on 2 February at 20:45 Japan time for a 15-minute interview. NHK World is the English-language channel of Japan's national broadcaster...
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NHK World Interview
The video of my interview on NHK World is online now: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/directtalk/2058282/If you are interested to watch, the video is live online through 16 February. NHK World,...
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Humpback Whale Trip Opening
Two spots have opened up for a trip I am running in Tonga to see and learn about humpback whales from 30 August to 8 September. Boisterous bubble-blowing boys (License image)This will be my 17th season...
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New Print: Feeding Humpback Whales
I have prepared another image for sale as a fine art print. This one is titled Cetacean Cooperation. The image is of humpback whales engaged in bubble-net feeding:Humpback whales, bubble-net...
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Lovely Little Lumpsuckers
I finally had a proper opportunity to put my new Nikon gear through its paces underwater recently. (See blog post from November 2017 about switching over to Nikon.)Here is a sample photo, taken with a...
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Smooth Little Lumpsuckers
In addition to spending a bit of quality time with Eumicrotremus uenoi recently, I had the opportunity to gawk at juveniles of another deepwater species, Aptocyclus ventricosus, also known as smooth...
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Smooth Little Lumpsuckers
In addition to spending a bit of quality time with Eumicrotremus uenoi recently, I had the opportunity to gawk at juveniles of another deepwater species, Aptocyclus ventricosus, also known as smooth...
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Words of Wisdom
Years ago, a man I admire and have sought guidance from many times shared a thought with me, something that immediately struck a chord, and has stuck with me ever since.At the time, I was contributing...
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Slumbering Stephanolepis
Did you know that filefish sleep at night, like this pair of thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)?Slumbering Stephanolepis cirrhifer (License image)They clamp onto something with their...
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Portfolio in Nature’s Best Magazine
The spring/ summer 2018 issue of Nature's Best Photography magazine features a portfolio of some of my cetacean images.Portfolio of cetacean images, Nature's Best Photography spring/ summer 2018Here is...
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For the Bookshelf
A number of my images have appeared in books recently, all to do with admiring and doing what we can to protect the magnificence of nature. If you are looking for a present for yourself, a fellow...
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Head-Down Humpback From the Archives
I came across this photo while I was engaged in the intellectually stimulating task of backing up data. It’s a photo of a singing humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with attendant...
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Adopting Oogway
While working out in front of my house a few days ago, I spotted something quite unexpected—a tiny 3cm turtle on the black asphalt, in the baking mid-day hot sun, far from any area of freshwater.I...
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Alert Diver Spring 2018
I have an interview and portfolio of images in the Spring 2018 issue of DAN’s Alert Diver magazine, which should be reaching subscribers soon.DAN Alert Diver Spring 2018With combined wisdom exceeding a...
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