After Raja Ampat, I had the opportunity to spend three weeks working with the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in Bali. CTC is a non-profit organization founded in Indonesia, that works to establish conservation projects, resource management strategies and marine monitoring systems throughout the coral triangle region. They collaborate with many island communities to establish effective […]
Category: Scholar Journeys
Learning about Ocean Stewardship in Raja Ampat
Discovering the Philippines with the Atlantis Imagemakers and CCEF
There are places and people with which creativity comes with ease. Places that inspire your artistic and creative self and people with whom conversations about ideas and thoughts and techniques bounce fluidly. This is how it was at Atlantis Philippines Dive Resorts in Dumaguete with the Atlantis Imagemakers trip. From the moment we arrived, the […]
Intro to Tech Diving and Macro Photography in Florida
After freediving training in Cayman Islands, I made my way to Florida to now take my training in a different route with Technical Training with SDI/TDI at their International Training Headquarters http://www.tdisdi.com in Stuart Florida. When I arrived in Florida, I worked with Brian Shreve, an experienced tech instructor, to work my way through the […]
Cayman Freediving Training and Turtle Center
“One is none, two is one and bring a third for a friend.” This is the principle Kirk Krack, founder of Performance Freediving International, taught us upon arrival in the Cayman islands for our freediving training. Our itinerary for freediving was scheduled to bring us from Intermediate Freediving all the way to Freedive Instructor over […]