The Ice Fjord
A new ambient drone video, flying over the enormous Ilulissat Icefjord.
This video is part of my new Wilderness Escapes YouTube Series
The Last Turtle – an exciting conservation assignment in Dominica
This was certainly one of our more interesting science communication assignments, working alongside the Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organisation on the island nation (DomSeTCO), and documenting the work done by their amazing team of scientists, volunteers and nature enthusiasts.
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.
Our six-part documentary series will tell the stories, so tune in and learn about this fascinating country, well known in the Caribbean as ‘The Nature Island.’
The Last Turtle is a six-part video series documenting the work of Dominica Sea Turtle Conservation Organisation (DomSeTCO). We hope this video series helps call attention to the rapid decline of Sea Turtles.
For more information on DomSeTCO click here.
Filmed & Produced by Galaxiid
Special thanks to:
Jake Levenson, Oceans Forward
Harold Guiste
Stephen Durand
Simon Walsh, Nature Island Dive
Dan Perryman & the Dive Dominica team
Bev & Oscar, Rosalie Bay Resort
Marvin, Pierre, Jaelle, Morrison, Charles, Lynette, Simon and all DomSeTCO beach patrollers
All Material © 2019 DomSeTCO / Galaxiid. All Rights Reserved.
Niue 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 people, Niue has taken independent steps to conserve and manage their waters. In 2003, they declared their ocean area as a whale sanctuary, which is when our team lead, Olive Andrews, began her work in-country. Recently they further committed 40% of their ocean territory as a sanctuary and are in the process of marine spatial planning for their entire marine domain.
Throughout our short time in beautiful Niue I filmed and produced an eight-part video series covering the various aspects of our research, which is now released online and viewable in its entirety below, or visit CI’s Niue Whale Research.
Select an episode from the dropdown top-left menu in the video box.
Additionally, Conservation International’s staff writer Olivia DeSmit wrote a piece about the Whale Song featured in Episode 5. Read it here.
Published in The Guardian
A pretty picture for a not-so-pretty picture: My aerial image of Orona Island in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area of Kiribati was published in the Guardian today.
Above 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
Music
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A Major (2nd Movement)
Performed by the Wilfred Symphony Orchestra
A special UAV permit was obtained to fly in Antarctica.
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No part of this video my be reproduced without permission from the artists.
Speechless | Great Bear Rainforest
Speechless | Great Bear Rainforest
A new Speechless episode from Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest featuring encounters with Spirit Bears, known to the local Gitga’at First Nation at Moksgm’ol (the Ghost Bear).
Read the full photo story here
Video by Richard Sidey
Produced by Galaxiid
National Geographic feature Wild Antarctica
National Geographic feature Wild Antarctica
National Geographic Magazine have included Wild Antarctica in their Short Film Showcase.
The magazine also released a revised edit for social media:
Wild Antarctica was filmed by Richard Sidey and Aliscia Young with Galaxiid in 2017. See the full film here.
Wild Antarctica
Wild Antarctica
Presenting the fragile wilderness of Antarctica.
‘Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.’ – Albert Einstein.
Wild Antarctica was filmed and produced in 4K by New Zealand cinematographers Aliscia Young and Richard Sidey during several short expeditions to the Antarctic Peninsula in early 2017. A special UAV permit was obtained to capture the aerial perspectives.
Wild Antarctica is the fifth film in Galaxiid’s Wild Destination video series, and also the second to feature original music from Inga Liljeström.
Awarded ‘Best Music & Nature Film’ – 2017 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
From the ‘Wild Destination’ video series by Galaxiid. See our other videos in this series:
Wild Alaska
Wild Galapagos
Wild Kimberley
Wilds of the South Pacific
Cinematography & Editing:
Aliscia Young and Richard Sidey
Music:
Inga Liljeström
Produced by Galaxiid | Immersive Experiences: Explore. Uplift. Reconnect.
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Baining Fire Dance
The Baining Fire Dance
A cultural spectacle in the Baining Mountains of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
The origin of these firedance ceremonies was to celebrate the birth of new children; the commencement of harvests and also a way of remembering the dead. The Baining firedance is also a rite of passage for initiating young men into adulthood. The fire dance is a men-only event and traditionally the Baining women and children neither partake nor watch.
The Baining people’s artworks are usually produced for limited uses only. The masks are laboriously made from bark cloth, bamboo and leaves and used just once for the firedance ceremony before being thrown away or destroyed.
Cinematography – Richard Sidey | richardsidey.com
Sound Recording – Patrick Nason | patricknason.com
Produced by Galaxiid, on assignment with EYOS Expeditions
@ 2017 Galaxiid Limited. All Rights Reserved.
The Sights and Sounds of an Active Volcano
Mount Yasur, Tanna Island
The sights and sounds of the active volcano, Mount Yasur erupting on Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
Sound ON for this one, as sound recordist Patrick recorded something incredible… can you hear the heartbeat of the mountain?
Cinematography by Richard Sidey
Sound Recording by Patrick Nason
On assignment with EYOS Expeditions
Produced by Galaxiid
© 2017 Galaxiid Limited