I just returned from my fourth trip to Kadavu Island in Fiji. Highlights included several trips to photograph shallow coral reef “bommies”, giant manta rays and the surprise discovery of a rare Roughsnout Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paegnius).
Photos from Derek's 2012 trip to Kadavu Island in FijiToday I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with a class of first-graders at our local elementary school about Ocean Week.
New Kelp by Derek Tarr was one of twelve photographs that will be displayed at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium during the month of March 2012.
The photos selected for the exhibit are winning entries from California Ocean and Coastal Photography Contest.
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We’ve made some big changes to the website including:
New Kelp by Derek Tarr was one of twelve photographs that will be displayed at the Pacific Grove Art Center from October 26th through December 12th 2011.
The photos selected for the exhibit are winning entries from California Ocean and Coastal Photography Contest.
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Just after the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve and a few glasses of champagne, another passenger aboard the boat said excitedly “come outside – you’ve got to see this!”
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It’s great to be back on one of my favorite boats – the Horizon. We’re currently under way, headed out to spend New Year’s Eve at San Clemente Island
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My Tube-Dwelling Anemone photo was accepted to the San Diego Natural History Museum’s 2010 Best of Nature Photography Show.
June 8 is World Oceans Day; it’s also the start of a new Ocean Art photography show at the Pannikin in Encinitas. Stop by for a coffee, check out the art, and get a glimpse of what lives in our local Southern California waters.
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I’m a big fan of Apple computer products, and immediately thought of how cool it would be to see the beautiful colors of the underwater world on the new iPad screen!
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Three of Derek Tarr’s underwater photographs, including the Industrial Red Urchin, were just published in the new book Wonders of the Sea, Volume Two: Marine Jewels of Southern California’s Coast and Islands, by Living Sea Images.
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I will be exhibiting underwater photography at the LeucadiART Walk this Sunday from 10am to 5pm. This event is hosted by the Leucadia 101 Main Street Association, and features local art including musical and dance performances, children’s activities, and more.
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Despite a large surf advisory today, the water was very clear at La Jolla Shores. We dived to a maximum of 63′ at the edge of the La Jolla submarine canyon
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Today was a classic example of a perfect Southern California summer day in La Jolla. The water temperature at La Jolla Cove was a balmy 70 degrees in the shallows.
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The last few days have taken us from the sandy shallow waters of La Jolla Shores, to the caves and shallow reefs of La Jolla Cove, to the surge-laden waters off Cardiff State Beach – all in search of new things to photograph, and to log 1,627 minutes underwater since July first.
Despite warnings of Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the area, we’ve checked out several great new locations
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