Nuno Vasco Rodrigues is a Marine Biologist and researcher at MARE IPLeiria. He was named “Conservation Photographer of the Year” by Ocean Geographic Society in 2021. For the past three years, Nuno has photographed Upwell’s work tagging juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Azores Archipelago in partnership with the COSTA Project and the University of the Azores, which is part of Upwell’s Lost Years Initiative. Nuno took some time to chat with us about the highlights and challenges of documenting sea turtle releases underwater.
Telling Stories of the Ocean through Photography - Kip Evans
Kip Evans is an award-winning conservation focused underwater filmmaker and photographer. Kip is based in Carmel, California, not far from Upwell’s headquarters. He works on a range of projects with non-profits or his Mission Blue team telling the stories of the ocean. We were fortunate to spend some time with Kip recently to learn about his underwater experiences with turtles and more.