What To Expect Swimming With Humpback Whales in French Polynesia
I spent an entire season photographing with whales in French Polynesia. Let's talk about what to actually expect swimming with humpbacks!
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Aug 7, 2022
Becoming a Divemaster
I started my PADI Divemaster training a little later on. Don’t get me wrong, it is never too late to start! However, as someone who grew...
Aug 7, 2022
Swimming With Green Sea Turtles – What to Know Before Visiting Hawaii
Green sea turtles are probably the most common species of megafauna (larger animals) that I see on dives. Although you might see these...
Aug 7, 2022
How To Improve Your Freediving From Home
One of the greatest things about freediving is that you don’t actually need to be by the ocean to improve your breath hold. I spent a...
Aug 7, 2022
Diving With Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
One of the species I get the most questions about is the oceanic whitetip shark. I feel people are so curious of this shark because of...
Aug 7, 2022
The Best Dive Sites in Oahu – Freediving and Scuba
I am a huge advocate for keeping special spots under wraps. I have seen it time and time again where word gets out about my favorite dive...
Aug 7, 2022
Marine Debris – What’s The Deal?
Something I’ve noticed more since permanently living in Hawaii is the copious amounts of debris that end up on our beaches. In Florida it...
Aug 7, 2022
A Guide To Picking A College – The Marine Sciences
Picking a college is no easy task. Since starting this blog I have received so many messages asking my advice and recommendations on how...
Aug 7, 2022
Finding A Dive Community
One of the best parts about diving is that you can’t do it alone! While that can make it more difficult to just drop everything and get...
Aug 7, 2022
The Best Freediving Gear (My Favorites)
Recently, I have been getting a lot of questions about what gear I prefer to use or what brands I would recommend so I wanted to break...
Aug 7, 2022
Shark Week: The Good and The Bad
This week is one for all the sharks and the people that choose to celebrate them. However, there are some things about this week that may...
Aug 7, 2022
Facing Fears While Diving
When you start to think about it the ocean is terrifying. It is deep, dark, and undiscovered. I would say some of the things that scare...
Aug 7, 2022
The Concept of Captivity
Whether marine life, in particular cetaceans, should be kept in captivity is often presented as a right or wrong issue with no grey area....
Aug 7, 2022
Advice To Aspiring Marine Biologists
One of the most frequent questions I get from people, especially younger individuals or students, is “how can I become a marine biologist...
Aug 7, 2022
My Career Path
Everyone has a different story on how they got to the point in their career that they are at now. The path I took to my current job...
Aug 7, 2022
5 Most FAQs: Sharks
1) Why don’t the sharks attack you? I am lucky to have a lot of training that has given me a good understanding of shark behavior. I read...
Aug 7, 2022
Best & Worst Dolphin Encounter To Date
A few days ago I met up with some friends to go dive with hopes of encountering the Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin. There are a few particular...
Aug 7, 2022
Getting Over Sea Sickness
For a person that used to get horrible sea sickness I really picked a good profession. Ever since I was a kid I always suffered with...
Aug 7, 2022
To Touch or Not To Touch
I want to preface this blog with: If you do not have experience with wildlife and are not an experienced diver please do not try touching...
May 13, 2022
My Freediving (Underwater photography) Journey
Before I begin I would like to point out that I am by no means a pro free diver and that I still have a long way to go to reach my goals....
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