Photographer's Responsibility!

With the new issue of FiNS (Vol 7.3) my article 'A Photographer's Responsibility' is published.  This is quite a controversial subject but, I think very important.  Often photographers have a very bad reputation for damaging the reef and traumatising its inhabitants.  I find these habits quite distressing and completely unnecessary so was compelled to write this article.  I hope you enjoy it and it gives you something to think about.

Column Continues

The new issue of FiNS is now available for download.  My regular column 'Really Richard?' continues, this time helping distinguish between two species very dear to me - Denise's and Bargibant's pygmy seahorses!  If I happen to be on a trip with you there will be no excuse for not knowing the difference!

Enjoy!

Coral Reefs Publication

Hi there,

My publication in the scientific journal Coral Reefs has recently been released which describes the birth of Hippocampus denise that I witnessed at Wakatobi Resort, Sulawesi Indonesia in December 2007.  Included are two images of the male giving birth to the last of the brood.  This individual was trapped temporarily after its 6-7 siblings were released 30 seconds before.  I hope you enjoy reading about these fascinating little creatures!

Richard