Getting Old.

Ok, it is too late at night to try to find a way to fit these images into some sort of a narrative. Both Curacao and Bimini produced images that remind me why I think that I have something to offer as an underwater photographer. And the stand out photos from both trips remind me that years ago I told Pete that I would start shooting macro photography when I was too old to freedive. Well, I just turned 38, and both assignments found me spending long, patient hours behind my 100mm macro. On scuba, no less! There is something about a Petersen shrimp in an anenome that shows me there is a world of underwater photography still to discover. But Katie's style while freediving is reason enough to always have the 16-35mm as the lens of first choice.

Ocean Futures

I had the chance to spend a week in Bimini aboard the Apnea. Fabiene Coustea and Ocean Futures flew to the island to film a documentary which focused on the environmental problems (some might say the ecological disaster) created by the development at Bimini Bay. This was the first time that I visited the north end of the island in years, and yes, I was truly shocked by what I saw. Bimini is just too small for the vast numbers of cookie cutter town homes that are planned and it's mangrove shoreline is far to valuable as habitat to be removed for something as self serving as a golf course or a channel to bring yachts to a backyard. Please take a look at these sites. Bimini needs all of the friends it can get.

Catch-Up

Two trips and the Thanksgiving holiday have really put me behind in my blog. But I have a couple of hours in a noisy hotel room to try and get caught up. What follows is what seems noteworthy from three weeks and two projects.