as a teenager my first real fascination with the ocean was just by riding waves
with the ocean was just by riding waves
with the ocean was just by riding waves as you begin to spend a lot of time out
as you begin to spend a lot of time out
as you begin to spend a lot of time out there waiting for waves you begin to
there waiting for waves you begin to
there waiting for waves you begin to wonder what’s beneath you in the
wonder what’s beneath you in the
wonder what’s beneath you in the following years I moved to get a PhD in
following years I moved to get a PhD in
following years I moved to get a PhD in biological oceanography I wanted to be
biological oceanography I wanted to be
biological oceanography I wanted to be able to photograph the ocean in the same
able to photograph the ocean in the same
able to photograph the ocean in the same way that the fish would be seeing it so
way that the fish would be seeing it so
way that the fish would be seeing it so we began developing lights that would
we began developing lights that would
we began developing lights that would mimic the exact spectra of the seawater
mimic the exact spectra of the seawater
mimic the exact spectra of the seawater and we began putting filters in front of
and we began putting filters in front of
and we began putting filters in front of the camera that are essentially similar
the camera that are essentially similar
the camera that are essentially similar to the filters in the fish’s eyes that
to the filters in the fish’s eyes that
to the filters in the fish’s eyes that would enable them to see this hidden
would enable them to see this hidden
would enable them to see this hidden universe of fluorescence there were so
universe of fluorescence there were so
universe of fluorescence there were so many open questions that we began to
many open questions that we began to
many open questions that we began to explore
we set out just looking for this one
we set out just looking for this one fish and in the process we discovered 20
fish and in the process we discovered 20
fish and in the process we discovered 20 other we began thinking what about
other we began thinking what about
other we began thinking what about sharks
in a way to me science is fiction
in a way to me science is fiction because sometimes it just seems unreal
because sometimes it just seems unreal
because sometimes it just seems unreal looking at fluorescence looking at
looking at fluorescence looking at
looking at fluorescence looking at bioluminescence it’s just beautiful it’s
bioluminescence it’s just beautiful it’s
bioluminescence it’s just beautiful it’s artwork this new era of exploration is
artwork this new era of exploration is
artwork this new era of exploration is not about conquering nature it’s about
not about conquering nature it’s about
not about conquering nature it’s about understanding appreciating and
understanding appreciating and
understanding appreciating and documenting nature there’s so many
documenting nature there’s so many
documenting nature there’s so many species to be discovered there’s so many
species to be discovered there’s so many
species to be discovered there’s so many facets of life that we have yet to even
facets of life that we have yet to even
facets of life that we have yet to even learn about this fluorescence is just
learn about this fluorescence is just
learn about this fluorescence is just one example
the future of exploration is kind of
the future of exploration is kind of finding out more where humans fit among
finding out more where humans fit among
finding out more where humans fit among all the other species
it is my hope that by documenting
it is my hope that by documenting different life forms and then sharing
different life forms and then sharing
different life forms and then sharing that with people they’ll feel more
that with people they’ll feel more
that with people they’ll feel more connected to life they’ll want to
connected to life they’ll want to
connected to life they’ll want to protect it more
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