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Best of Komodo with Valerie Taylor on the Seven Seas
Valerie and Ron Taylor first visited Komodo National Park in the 1970’s. They discovered a paradise seen by only a few adventurous divers. One of the highlights was the discovery of ‘Valerie’s Rock’, a tiny outcrop of an island that is home to some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world. In 2018,…
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Sharks of Raja Ampat: Underwater Photo Gallery
Shark species in Raja Ampat range from the ultra-rare tasselled wobbegong to lightning-quick schools of baby black tip reef sharks crusing the reefs in search of an easy meal. The presence of these apex predators is an indication that the conservation efforts across the Bird’s Head Seascape – an enormous marine reserve that includes Raja…
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Clown Fish in Raja Ampat: Underwater Photo Gallery
Raja Ampat is full of clown fish. Technically, it’s full of all sorts of fish, but I think we saw at least one anemone fish on every dive during twelve days of exploring Raja Ampat with the Seven Seas. Some underwater photographers might have grown bored of photographing clown fish, but even after shooting them…
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The Milky Way in Komodo: Night Photos in Indonesia’s Astrophotography Paradise
I’ve always felt like we lost something as a species when it became impossible for most people to see the stars at night. Something about that cosmic reminder that there’s so much more out there must have had an incredibly humbling and spiritual effect on our ancestors. Today it’s estimated that less than ten percent…
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Island Life East of Flores: Lamalera, Alor, Lembata, and Beyond
My first introduction to Indonesia came through the Photovoices International project. Sponsored by National Geographic, the program was designed to document cultures and ways of life from communities in danger of disappearing. The first project focused on the subsistence whalers of Lamalera, who have been hunting sperm whales using handheld spears for at least 500…
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Surfer Girls in Bali: Sunrise Surf Trip from Kuta to Uluwatu
Photos from a sunrise boat trip from Kuta to Uluwatu with seven surf goddesses from Escape Havens Bali.