The Dive-a-Thon is off to a great start – I have logged 377 minutes underwater in the last five days, and donations have started to come in. Thank you to all who have stepped up to support me in the Dive-a-Thon so far!
The last two day of diving were spent shooting photos at La Jolla Shores in the eleven to sixty foot range, near the edge of the La Jolla Submarine Canyon
Today is a landmark day – not only is this the first dive report posted to the new Dive Reports section of wildoceanphoto.com, but it is also the first day of the San Diego Oceans Foundation 2009 Dive-a-Thon. If you haven’t already, please read the post about how Wild Ocean Photo is supporting the Dive-a-Thon. My current goal is to spend 2,000 minutes underwater during July 2009
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This July and August, I will be participating in the San Diego Oceans Foundation Dive-a-Thon to raise awareness and funding for their marine education and pollution prevention programs. My goal is to spend more than 4,000 minutes underwater in just over 30 days!
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I am honored to announce that three of my underwater photographs are on display in the Exhibition of Photography at the 2009 San Diego County Fair.
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Two of Derek’s photographs, Tropical Striped Triplefin and Portrait of a Garibaldi are featured in the 2008 Reef Check Annual Report.
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I am honored to announce that my New Kelp photo was one of 72 entries accepted to the San Diego Natural History Museum’s 2009 Best of Nature Photography Show. More than 2,300 photos were submitted for consideration.
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I will be offering a Fundamentals of Underwater Photography course at North County Scuba Center in Encinitas on February 28th from 10am to 4pm.
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Derek’s photographs will be on display at the Civic Center Art Gallery in the Encinitas City Hall from January 30 until February 27, 2009, as part of the 2009 Civic Art Program.
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Selected underwater photographs from the Solomon Islands and Southern California are now for sale at Scan Furniture House in San Diego.
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The San Diego Underwater Photographic Society recently presented Derek with the 2008 Photographer of the Year award for his division.
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