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Rick Price - BBC Cameraman, Polar Medal winner & BAFTA awarded film maker "Best Feature" He was the principal photographer for two RSPB films about Red Kites in Wales; sole photographer for the Discovery Channel film about Arctic Bowhead Whales; and cameraman for a film about the Red Kites for Scottish Television's series Wild Islands. Rick is a specialist in both underwater and land based photography. He is experienced in Long Lens, Macro, Aerial and Synch filming. He is also experienced in Betacam, Digibeta, HD and DV Cam filming. Both Super 16 and Mini-DVCam formats. His career as a cameraman has opened up many exciting and beautiful areas of the world to him and Rick finds it both a privilege and an honour to capture the essence of these remote places on film for others to enjoy. Awards & Qualifications --------------------------- Franco Banfi - is one of the world's leading polar photographers above and below water. His first underwater shots were taken on an early trip to the Maldives and his diving skills were honed in the rivers and lakes near his home. Franco became a qualified diving instructor and has been honoured in photographic competitions around the world. In 1992 he represented Switzerland at the World Underwater Photography Championship in Cuba where he won the individual title of World Champion. Franco's work has appeared in several books and magazines including : BBC Wildlife Magazine, Aqva, Aqua Geographia, Airone, Dive, Focus, Il Subacqueo, L'illustré, Marine Diver, Newland, Galatea, Mer & Océan, Ocean Realm, Panorama Travel Tauchen , Unterwasser. Over recent years Franco has dedicated himself to photographing and diving in unusual places - notably Antarctica, the Arctic and the Aldabra atoll. Franco tries to put his emotion into his images, allowing his unique interpretation to shine through. To obtain his results, he focuses on shapes, colours, composition, but above all, the light of his composition. Awards & Qualifications --------------------------- As a child, without television, radio, and computer games, with his friends he would spend hours in the hills watching wildlife, weather and the light playing shadow games across the landscapes. At that young age, the seed to become a nature photographer was planted deeply. In his final year, studying marine biology at the University of Victoria, he had a hard time preparing for his genetics final. The night before the exam, he had a huge revelation. Instead of studying, he wrote feverishly, outlining his career as a nature photographer, right down to the tiniest detail: species, locations, goals, dreams, travels and the list goes on. As expected, he failed his exam miserably but passed the course. But best of all, he says, he had a blueprint for a career filled with passion and hard work. His goal is to bridge the gap between scientific research and the public by producing stories for magazines such as National Geographic. Since 1994, he has been published in hundreds of magazines around the world, seven stories in National Geographic Magazine: "Atlantic Salmon," July 2003, "Northern Exposure," January 2004, "Phoenix Islands," February 2004, "Where Currents Collide," August 2006, "Deadly Beauty: Leopard Seals," November 2006, "Life at the Edge," June 2007, "Narwhals," August 2007. Awards & Qualifications --------------------------- Göran Ehlme - One of the world's leading polar film makers and winner of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006 with his dramatic underwater image of a feeding walrus. He has filmed many breathtaking documentaries for National Geographic, BBC and Animal Planet. Some of his finest work includes sequences from The Frozen Seas episode of the BBC's Blue Planet series; his feeding Walrus sequence in Toothed Titans; and part of the underwater footage in the Hollywood production March of the Penguins. Göran’s footage has been used in numerous series and films including: Archives of Emperor Penguins under water in the Hollywood Production “March of the Penguins” , 2006 Awards & Qualifications --------------------------- Jamie Watts - Jamie's passion is marine life and he has dedicated his life to his passion. He is currently working part of the year as a fisheries consultant and researcher. As a marine scientist he spent two years posted as a fisheries scientist for the British Antarctic Survey on the island of South Georgia. Here he published scientific papers and carried out ongoing plankton research, creating photo identification guides used by fisheries observers. Jamie's years of living in both the Arctic and Antarctica have provided him with extensive knowledge an insight into polar environments. Awards & Qualifications --------------------------- Charlotte Caffrey - Charlotte is a Marine Scientist and Director of Aqua-Firma Worldwide. She has escorted several groups to Antarctica, Arctic Spitsbergen and Greenland. As a commercially trained diver and PADI instructor she is more than happy to assist with any queries regarding preparation for the trip and advice on equipment. Awards & Qualifications ---------------------------
As an experienced camera man above and below water he has participated in a number of wildlife documentaries, some of these are listed below: 2008 Director and cameraman: "A winter in Kerguelen" for France 3 and TV5 Awards & Qualifications --------------------------- Jonas Sundquist - Dive Master His hometown is Gävle in Sweden where he owned and ran a complete PADI 5-star, ANDI and IAHD dive center. He holds an international professional Coastal Master and is also certified and has the knowledge and experience to service over 8 brands of scuba equipment, oxygen cleaning and gas blending. As a PADI Emergency First Response, Medic First Aid instructor (since 1997) and an instructor for the Swedish CPR educational Association he regularly trains Rescue Diver and CPR/First Aid courses including the use of Automatic External Defibrillators and oxygen treatment which also comes in handy in his part-time job as a lifeguard in Sweden. When he is not working as a diver or as an expedition guide in Antarctica or the Arctic, he seeks adventure elsewhere like climbing Kilimanjaro, photography, marathon running, motorcycling or paragliding or ski-competitions in Greenland. --------------------------- Rolf Stange - Expedition Leader These subjects have long fuelled his passion for the natural world of the polar areas. For almost a decade Rolf has worked, lived and explored the Spitsbergen Archipelago exploring the islands on foot , by skis and onboard ice strengthened research vessels. He is an experienced expedition leader to the ice caps of Greenland and has equally been appreciated by many Aqua-Firma clients for his knowledge and guidance when travelling with him in remote areas of Antarctica. It is the intense experience of these very remote polar areas with all their beauty that Rolf loves and has the ability to share.... the landscape, history and of course the wildlife. Rolf is the author of several excellent books on the natural history of the polar regions including: It is possible to order either of these titles at http://www.tswpublishing.co.uk/ --------------------------- Dan Zwartz - Expedition LeaderDan is a geologist (PhD). He is a New Zealander who grew up enjoying many of the outdoor opportunities there, especially trekking, sailing, biking and mountaineering. He studied in Wellington and in 1989 he carried out his graduate research topic in Antarctica, a two month sledge journey in the Transantarctic Mountains. His doctorate is from the Australian National University: a study of how the Antarctic ice sheets affect global sea-level.Along with his geology background and Antarctic study, Dan has an extensive knowledge of the Arctic Region and its wildlife. He is very familiar with the Noorderlicht as he has worked on her as an Expedition Leader for four seasons now.As your Expedition Leader Dan is your first port of call for all questions. He will be deciding your voyage route and working with the skipper to make sure conditions are suitable for the route and stops he has planned. ---------------------------
Delphine Aures - Expedition Leader She has a B.S. and M.S. degree in biology and ecology, and her research experiences range from studying harbour seals and puffins on Atlantic islands, to orcas and penguins in the Southern Ocean. In 1996 Delphine was selected by the French Polar Institute for a position as an ornithologist on remote sub-Antarctic Crozet Islands. |
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