Isisombululo soLwandle

NguRichard Ii-Salas

Ngokuhla kweentlobo zentlanzi enkulu kule minyaka ingama-50-60 idlulileyo ukutya kwethu kolwandle akulingani, nto leyo ibeka ingxaki kuthi sonke. Ulwandle lunoxanduva olungaphezulu kwama-50% eoksijini yethu kwaye lulawula imozulu yethu. Kufuneka sithathe inyathelo elikhawulezileyo ukukhusela, ukulondoloza nokubuyisela iilwandle zethu okanye siza kuphulukana nayo yonke into. Ulwandle lugubungela i-71 pesenti yomhlaba wethu, kwaye lubambe i-97 pesenti yamanzi. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba njengezidalwa kufuneka sigxininise ngakumbi kwingqwalasela yethu yolondolozo kule, eyona nxalenye inkulu yephazili yokusinda kweplanethi.

Igama lam ndingu URichard Salas kwaye ndingumthetheleli wolwandle kunye nomfoti wangaphantsi kwamanzi. Ndineminyaka engaphezu kwe-10 ndintywila kwaye ndingumfoti oqeqeshiweyo iminyaka engama-35. Ndikhumbula ndisengumntwana ndibukele uSea Hunt kwaye ndimamele uLloyd Bridges ethetha ngokubaluleka kokukhathalela ulwandle ekupheleni komboniso wakhe ngo-1960. Ngoku, ngo-2014, lo myalezo ungxamiseke ngakumbi kunangaphambili. Ndiye ndathetha neengcali ezininzi zebhayoloji yaselwandle kunye neenkosi zokuntywila kwaye impendulo ihlala ibuya ifana: ulwandle lusengxakini.

Uthando lwam lolwandle lwakhuliswa ngo-1976 ngu-Ernie Brooks II, intsomi kwibala lokufota ngaphantsi kwamanzi, eBrooks Institute of Photography eSanta Barbara California.

Le minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo ndiyichithe ndintywila kwaye ndifota phantsi kwamanzi indinike imvakalelo enzulu yokuzalana nabo bonke ubomi bangaphantsi kwamanzi, kunye nomnqweno wokuba lilizwi lezi zidalwa zingenalizwi lazo. Ndenza iintetho, ndenza imiboniso yegalari, kwaye ndisebenzele ukufundisa abantu ngengxaki yabo. Ndibonisa ubomi babo kubantu abangenakuze bababone njengoko ndisenza, okanye balive ibali labo.

Ndivelise iincwadi ezimbini zokufota ngaphantsi kwamanzi, "Ulwandle lokuKhanya - Ukufota ngaphantsi kwamanzi kwiSiqithi saseCalifornia's Channel" kunye "neBlue Visions - Ukufota ngaphantsi kwamanzi ukusuka eMexico ukuya kwi-Ikhweyitha" kwaye ndisebenza kwincwadi yokugqibela "uLwandle oluLuminous - Ukufota ngaphantsi kwamanzi ukusuka eWashington ukuya eAlaska”. Ngokuprintwa ko "Luminous Sea" ndiza kunikela nge-50% yenzuzo kwi-Ocean Foundation ukuze nabani na othenga incwadi anikele kwimpilo yeplanethi yethu yolwandle.

Ndikhethe i-Indiegogo ngenkxaso-mali yezihlwele kuba iphulo labo lindivumele ukuba ndidibane nomntu ongenzi nzuzo kwaye ndinike le ncwadi impembelelo enkulu. Ikhonkco lilapha xa ungathanda ukujoyina iqela, fumana incwadi entle, kwaye ube yinxalenye yesisombululo solwandle!
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