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National Geographic: David Doubilet in Indonesia

Posted: 24 August 2007 03:20 PM
Last Update: 26 August 2007 09:34 AM
2 comment(s)
Categories: News
Author: Eric Cheng ( echeng )
Related Link: Indonesia in NatGeo

September’s issue of National Geographic features a celebration of Indonesia’s diverse marine life. Renowned underwater photographer David Doubilet shares both images and text about his time spent in both Raja Ampat and the Bird’s Head Seascape (Fakfak, etc.).  Much of the text and images are online at Geographic’s webpage, but as always, the experience is different when holding the actual magazine in your hands.

Norbert Wu and I ran an informal Wetpixel trip last February to the Bird’s Head Seascape with guide Graham Abbott, who led Doubilet to the same area the week before we went [see my photos].  We were fortunate and had fantastic sea conditions on our trip, but we definitely felt the potential for the low-visibility and strong currents Doubilet eloquently describes in his article and accompanying field notes.

  1. I was fortunate enough to spend 3 weeks with David and Jen at the start of their assignment. They were extremely generous with their time and knowledge with me. As a result my photography has benefited immensely. I can’t thank them enough for freely giving their time and friendship. I hope to dive with them again soon.

    Serious Todd

    Posted by yahsemtough  on  08/24  at  06:08 PM

  2. About when I started diving a friend got one of David Doubilets earlier book, and it was one of my early inspirations. The images were moving and imaginative. From time to time I picked it up again and again from a dive shop’s coffee table and those early works (e.g. Water Light Time) still draw me in.

    When I saw his images of Raja Empat on the NatGeo website I was slightly underwhelmed. I might have seen just too many very similar images in the mean time ... Or has he lost his touch ? Is there still something new and inspiring out there to be photographed ?
    Have I become too much of a pixel peeper expecting technical perfection in every image (the denise pygmy is out of focus and his patience or air ran out on Pontohs pygmy before he could get a better shot.)

    Hidden at the back of the gallery (thereby out of sight of most impatient internet clicky-clicky visitors) - the last two shots still reveal some of his magic (Shafts of light through the rainforest over sea fans -and- Night time half-n-half jelly fish action)

    Posted by solenostomus  on  08/26  at  11:34 AM

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