Help me to help others…
At the start of February, I will be embarking on a journey to shoot three different personal projects in Sulawesi and Sumatra, all of which will support development and conservation efforts in these locations. Why do I call them personal projects? Because I have not commissioned to shoot these stories - they are of great [...]
SUSCLAM – Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods and Management in Sulawesi
Tomini Bay, or Teluk Tomini as it is known in Bahasa, is one of the largest bays in Indonesia, covering close to 60,000 km2. It is located at the heart of the Coral Triangle region and is home to an extraordinary wealth of species, particularly in the marine environment. In 2008, the region was declared [...]
Know of an exciting marine conservation story..?
I am in the midst of putting together a pitch to a big conservation/environment organisation for photo features and multimedia pieces that will be used as part of a new information portal focused on the oceans and their management as natural resources. This project looks like it will be a fantastic opportunity to highlight interesting [...]
Buy a print, and help protect sharks!
From today, I will be selling a selection of prints from my archive of underwater images. And to celebrate this event, I have teamed up with Bite-Back, the UK’s only registered charity dedicated to the protection of sharks and other marine life: 100% of proceeds from the sale of prints during the first week, 5/5/11 [...]
Paotere fish market, Makassar…
I’m in Phuket – not my favourite place in the world. I made the rash decision to stay in a cheap hotel in Patong and am hating it – the whole town and beach is a perfect example of tourist development gone deeply wrong. And I am missing Indonesia. I’m here on a visa run, [...]
Man-eating shark spotted in Chinatown!
Widespread panic was averted today after a ‘man-eating shark’ was spotted in London’s Chinatown. Immediately after the sighting, Bite-Back – the UK’s only shark and marine conservation charity – deployed a group of marine lifeguards to raise the alarm and escort restaurant-goers from danger. The event, on the eve of European Shark Week (9-17 October), [...]
Marine Conservation Society’s Big Weekend
Last weekend was the Marine Conservation Society’s Beachwatch Big Weekend, a coastal environment initiative that gets local communities and businesses involved in caring for their local coastline. Given that I live about as far from the sea as it is possible in the UK, I drove over to Suffolk to cover the activities of two [...]
Heavy toll from illegal fishing in Sabah…
Yesterday I was forwarded a newsletter from a friend in Sabah, Malaysia. A small marine protected area called the Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area (SIMCA), north of Sandakan on the NE coast, is being targeted by Vietnamese-crewed, Malaysian registered boats. The results are pretty horrendous… Images are copyright SIMCA/Reef-Guardian Sdn. Bhd – please take a [...]
