It has been my practice since a long time to download photos from the Nat Geo website to adorn my desktop or screen saver. And even though I make it a point to read about the whereabouts of the picture taken, seldom have I taken the time or effort to actually read about the photographer. And hence, I was wonderfully surprised that some photos that I already had seen earlier, like these-
- had been shot by this very renowned Nat Geo photographer, David Doubilet.
And the surprise turned into awe because National Geogeographic Live came to Singapore with a series called "Coral, Fire and Ice" with photographer David Doubilet and the event was held in my university, NTU.
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Simply put, it was an honor to just be sharing space with this legendary figure who, according to me, is much more that a mere photographer. An adventurer, philosopher, ecologist, eco-preservationist, raconteur of tales, a man deeply in love with nature and it's beauty and a torch bearer of his generation that is slowly witnessing the deterioration of nature's bountiful beauty and purity- he's all that and more.
Here are some of his other pictures that he spoke about in yesterday's talk, and that stand as testimony to his undaunted passion to reach the farthest corners and deepest trenches of the earth in his quest for beauty and sublimity.
Hawkbill sea turtle
Rain forested volcanoes
Clown fish in anemone
Baby harp seal
Harp seal on ice, Madeleine Islands
River bushmen, Botswana
Yongala shipwreck
And, to end it, the mother of all pictures. His ultimate quest for the perfect coral reef culminated in this sheltered coral garden in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. What more can a man ask after he's seen such tranquil and sublime beauty on Earth?
Thank you David, for being what you are and the legacy that you've left behind.
