Speakers Brian Skerry: Photographer
Brian Skerry is a photojournalist who captures images that not only celebrate the mystery and beauty of the sea but also bring attention to the pressing issue which endanger our oceans.
Why you should listen to him:
Using the camera as his tool of communication, Brian Skerry has spent the past three decades telling the stories of the ocean. His images portray not only the aesthetic wonder of the ocean but display an intense journalistic drive for relevance. Skerry's work brings to light the many pressing issues facing our oceans and its inhabitants. Typically spending eight months of the year in the field, he often face extreme conditions to capture his subjects. He has lived on the bottom of the sea, spent months aboard fishing boats and dived beneath the Arctic ice to get his shot. He has spent over 10,000 hours underwater.
A contract photographer for National Geographic Magazine since 1998, Brian Skerry has had twelve stories published in the magazine with several more upcoming.
Quotes by Brian Skerry
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“Last year the [harp seal] pup mortality rate was 100 percent in parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.”
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“There’s still a lot of people out there who think the only good shark is a dead shark.”
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Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror
- 16:13 Posted: Jun 2010
Brian Skerry on the Web
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