Mantas in the Maldives: 60 minutes Australia!

Being a CEO of Save Our Seas is a fantastic job! I still feel honored that I have the opportunity to do this. Right now, I am in the Maldives, together with Guy Stevens, Save Our Seas supported project leader of the Maldivian Manta Ray Project, Save Our Seas scientist Dr. Mark Meekan and the crew of the Australian television show 60 MINUTES (http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/).

As a professional underwater photographer, I am here to take the ‘Making Of’ pictures, and will be blogging daily this week, from Tuesday untilSaturday.
I hope you enjoy day 1!

Camera man Roger Munns waits until Allison Langdon, reporter of 60 Minutes Australia, and Dr. Mark Meekan have entered the water
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Save Our Seas support project leader Guy Stevens takes a picture of a manta ray for photo identification purposes

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They were not many feeding mantas around today, but I managed to capture a few

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Preparing the equipment

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Topside shooting on small sandbank

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Reporter Allison Langdon, scientist Mark Meekan with in-water measuring device and Guy Stevens

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Interview of project leader and scientist

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Looking back at a great day at sea!

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Looking back!