See deep

Underwater photography and videography, as well as art, articles and features relating to the ocean and sustainability. All photos are copyright Naomi Bergau unless stated otherwise.

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The Arctic Ocean May Soon Have Its Very Own ‘Garbage Patch’

A 2013 Arctic Ocean expedition found plastic “was abundant and widespread” in the waters east of Greenland in the Barents Sea, off the coasts of northern Russia and...

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All that Glitters | July 2016

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It’s magical under water.

Photography: Naomi Bergau.

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Sail Rock, Gulf of Thailand | October 2015. 

Naomi Bergau.

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White wash in the afternoon sun at Sail Rock in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Stepping back to the water.

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Schooling fish, around what has become and artificial reef at Sail Rock in the Gulf of Thailand.

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‘Parley for the Oceans’ | Narrated by Captain Paul Watson.

“Perhaps no other social movement has developed as fast as the environmental cause. Blazing the trail is Parley for the Oceans, a network organisation raising awareness of critically endangered ocean life, including sharks, whales and dolphins.

One of the main causes being addressed by the initiative is plastic pollution in the oceans–one they consider to be “a design failure”. “There is more of plastic in our oceans than plankton and more plastic particles than fish eggs in our lakes and rivers,” says Cyrill Gutsch, who started Parley of the Oceans after meeting Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and co-founder of Greenpeace, who narrates today’s film of a humpback whale and her calf swimming in the open sea. Like “big shredders”, the ocean currents work to break down fossil oil-produced plastic into small pieces, which animals mistake and ingest as food. “This has already caused the death of millions of birds and sea life, and also introduces plastic poison into our own food chain,” he continues.

Captain Watson insists that worms are more important than human beings for the existence of our planet, so are bees or fish, since they carry out essential functions in their ecosystems–something humans don’t. Gutsch, meanwhile, is bringing together cultural influencers like Daniel Arsham, Julian Schnabel and Pamela Anderson to highlight the power of the creative industries in reshaping the environmental realities we face today (scientists predict the majority of sea life to be extinct within 6-16 years). The meeting of minds encourages creatives to repurpose ocean waste in their many preoccupations. A start, if there ever was one, on a long journey.”

Igor Ramírez García Peralta is Art Editor-at-Large at NOWNESS

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Directed by Hadassa Haack, this short film for Mercedes Benz shows us the importance of body language amongst wildlife for a freediver. Great to see such a huge corporation showing us the intelligence of these beautiful cetaceans. Starring and narrated by freediver and marine scientist, Lucas Handley.

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The Deep.

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Whale Tail by LizHarlin Dwarf minke whale. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Kelly Slater photographed in Hossegor for Outside Magazine

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One of biggest obstacles to #climate action? This graph @ Price of Oil

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We remember Ken Saro-Wiwa. Killed 19 years ago yesterday. In 1990, Saro-Wiwa launched a non-violent movement for social and ecological justice in his Ogoni homeland and the Niger Delta. The movement he led accused the Nigerian government and Shell and Chevron of waging an ecological war and genocidal series of attacks against the peoples of the Delta. The movement was so effective, that by 1993 Shell had to pull out of Ogoni. The response by Shell and the military government of Nigeria was to frame him for murder and execute him.The hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa dramatically and tragically illustrated the true price of oil. Nine men – Baribor Bera, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbokoo, Barinem Kiobel, John Kpuinen, Paul Levura, Felix Nuate and Ken Saro-Wiwa – were hanged on the morning of November 10, 1995, in the yard of Nigeria’s Port Harcourt prison. 19 years ago today. Witnesses reported that Saro-Wiwa’s last words were, “Lord take my soul, but the struggle continues.” Today, Nigeria’s struggle with oil is sadly continuing… @ Price of Oil

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Sea giants need urgent protection

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Nature Is Speaking