The sublime beauty of Humpback Whales in Antarctica
Enjoy the sublime beauty of Humpback Whales in this visual montage of Richard’s favourite whale cinematography from Antarctica.
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The Last Turtle – an exciting conservation assignment in Dominica
Dominica has five species of turtle, three of which nest on the island’s beaches – the Leatherback, Hawksbill and the Green Sea Turtle. Local turtle populations are in rapid decline due to a number of reasons including habitat loss, plastic pollution and climate change, but the main contributing factor is the illegal poaching of sea turtles when they’re up on the beach nesting.
Read MoreNiue Humpback Whale Research
Niue Humpback Whale Research In September 2018 I travelled to Niue, a small Pacific Island nation, as part of a Conservation International assignment with a group of select Whale Research scientists conducting a study on the endangered Oceania population of Humpback Whales. Honoring the critical role the ocean plays in the wellbeing and livelihoods of Niuean […]
Read MoreAbove Antarctica
Above Antarctica A cinematic aerial exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula, soaring over mountains and their glaciers, enormous icebergs, bubble-net feeding humpback whales and into the alluring blues of a deep crevasse. Above Antarctica is accompanied by the musical score of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Credits Filmed & edited by Richard Sidey Produced by Galaxiid MusicBeethoven […]
Read MorePenguins in Paradise
Penguins in Paradise It’s summer in Antarctica and the shoreline around the Gentoo penguin colony at Waterboat Point in Paradise Bay is busy with the coming and goings of their residents. Enjoy a short video below featuring a bellyflop or two, and also 360˚ video experience from a perfect summer’s day in Antarctica – on assignment […]
Read MoreCrossing the Kuril Basin
Crossing the Kuril Basin A day at sea today on the MV Silver Discoverer with Nobel Caledonia, making our way eastwards from Korsakov, Russia across the Kuril Basin to Yankicha, a sunken volcanic caldera on the Pacific Ring of Fire, once visited by the indigenous Ainu people and home to their god of thunder. Mid-morning, while […]
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