Ingabe Isithombe Singakwazi Ukushintshwa?

Umhlaba ukhuphuka kude ngokuphambene kakhulu nenyanga. Ibhere elimhlophe libhajwe esiqeshini seqhwa esintantayo. Ivuba elithelwe ngamafutha.

Zonke lezi zithombe zifana ngani? Ngamunye usebenze njengobuso bokunyakaza kwemvelo.

Inselele enkulu yokongiwa kwasolwandle? Ukuntula ukufinyelela kanye nokuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphansi kwamanzi. Ukuthatha izithombe kungasikhumbuza isizathu sokuthi sonke kumele sisebenze ukuze silondoloze okuhle.

Ingwane ihamba e-San Miguel Island. (c) Richard Salas

Kwa-The Ocean Foundation, siyawaqonda amandla ezithombe. Sasungulwa nguWolcott Henry, umthwebuli wezithombe we-National Geographic. U-Henry udale i-Marine Photobank ngo-2001, iwebhusayithi ehlinzeka ngezithombe zekhwalithi ephezulu zemithelela yabantu endaweni yasolwandle. Umbono uqhamuke eminyakeni yokubona izithombe ezisetshenziswa ezincwadini ezingenzi nzuzo ezingenalo ikhono lokukhuthaza ukongiwa kwemvelo.

Abathwebuli bezithombe abanekhono babalulekile ekuxoxeni indaba yalokho okwenzeka ngaphandle nokuthi kungani kufanele sikuvikele.

Ngibe nenjabulo enkulu yokuhlala phansi nomngane, onikelayo kanye nomthwebuli wezithombe wangaphansi kwamanzi, u-Richard Salas, kuleli sonto eledlule e-Santa Barbara.

USalas waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuthwebula izithombe ngemuva kokuthi uthisha wesikole samabanga aphezulu emdonsele eceleni wamtshela ukuthi ahlanganise isenzo sakhe. Kwachofozwa okuthile, wayeka “ukumosha isikhathi” waphishekela uthando lwakhe lokuthwebula izithombe.

Kwaze kwafika ekolishi lapho eqala khona ukungena ngaphansi kwamanzi, futhi wathandana nezwe elingaphansi komhlaba.

Ngemuva kwekolishi, waphishekela ukuthwebula izithombe zentengiso iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-30. Impilo yakhe yashintsha ngesikhathi unkosikazi wakhe othandekayo u-Rebecca (engangijabulela nokuhlangana naye) kutholakala ukuthi unomdlavuza ngo-2004. Ngokuqondiswa kwakhe wabuyela othandweni lwakhe olwalahleka isikhathi eside - ukuthwebula izithombe ngaphansi kwamanzi.

URichard Salas nomkakhe uRebecca, abamsiza ukuba abuyele emanzini.

I-Salas manje isishicilele i-trilogy yezincwadi ezingaphansi kwamanzi, ezigcwele izithombe ezimangalisayo zomhlaba wethu ezifihlwe ngaphansi nje. Ngokusebenzisa kwakhe ukukhanya ngobungcweti, uthwebula ubuntu bezidalwa ezibonakala ziyinqaba kithi. Usebenzisa izithombe zakhe ngempumelelo ukuze axhumanise abantu nalezi zidalwa, futhi avuse umuzwa wenhlonipho nomthwalo wemfanelo ngenhlalakahle yazo.

I-Salas inikela ngokukhululekile u-50% wenzuzo yencwadi ku-The Ocean Foundation. Thenga izincwadi zakhe lapha.

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Into oyintandokazi ukuyithwebula?

Umhlaziyi engiwuthanda kakhulu ukuthwebula iSteller Sea Lion. Bangamakhilogremu angu-700 wezinja ezingakushiyi wedwa. Ilukuluku labo nokudlala kuyinjabulo kanye nenselele ukubamba ngenkathi bephushwa futhi bebanjwa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngiyazithanda izimo zobuso babo namehlo amakhulu afuna ukwazi.

Ingonyama yasolwandle edlalayo ihlola ikhamera. (c) Richard Salas 

Isiphi isidalwa esihle kakhulu osishubile?

Imisebe ye-Manta ingezinye zezilwane ezinhle kakhulu engake ngaba nodumo lokuhlanganyela ulwandle nazo. Ezinye zingamafidi angu-18 ububanzi namaphawundi angu-3600. Bantweza ngokukhululeka kuka-Martha Graham edansa esibhakabhakeni esinamanzi. Ngezinye izikhathi umuntu uye wama ukuze abheke emehlweni ami futhi kuba okuhlangenwe nakho okungokomoya, ingxoxo ebonakalayo kusuka kolunye uhlobo kuya kwesinye.

Isiphi isilwane ongakasiboni onethemba lokusithwebula ngekhamera?

Ngisafanele ngibe nomkhomo futhi ngilubheke ngabomvu lolo suku ngokukhulu ukulangazelela nokujabula. Ngizizwile izingoma zabo futhi ngazizwa zidlidliza emzimbeni wami, okwakuyinjabulo emsulwa kimi. Ukuba semanzini nenye yalezi zimdondoshiya ezinhle futhi uzithwebule kuyiphupho lempilo yonke.

Ucabanga ukuthi yini eyenza isithombe esihle?

Noma yisiphi isithombe esivusa imizwa kumbukeli sihle.

I-nudibranch yeshali yaseSpain, igama layo livela endleleni yokubhukuda, eyakhumbuza ososayensi ngamatshali anezinsephe agqokwa abadansi be-flamenco. (c) Richard Salas 

Uma ungaba yisiphi isilwane olwandle ungakhetha siphi?

Ngicabanga ukuthi umkhomo we-Orca uzoba ojabulisa kakhulu. Bagxile kakhulu emndenini futhi bangamakhosi olwandle. Nabo bahlakaniphe kakhulu. Kungaba mnandi ukuthi sonke siphila ku-pod futhi sibhukude izilwandle zomhlaba nomndeni wami nabangane.

Ingabe ubona okuthile okuqondile olwandle okukuphazamisayo?

Imfucumfucu ihlale ingifaka ekhanda, nezilwane ezifakwe udoti ezintanyeni, emilenzeni, noma emaphikweni. Ukubona amasayithi e-dive engangivame ukutshuza ngawo emuva ngeminyaka yama-70s manje abukeka engenalutho empilweni. Ukubona oshaka abafile nezinye izilwane ezibanjwe amanetha okudoba alahliwe.

Inkalankala enamahloni ekhamera izifihla ngemva kwesiqephu se-kelp. (c) Richard Salas 

Yiziphi izimo eziyingozi? Zikhona ezihlekisayo?

Okuwukuphela kwesimo esiyingozi engike ngaba kuso kwaba ukuzithola ngimi ngezinyawo ezingu-90 ngaphansi kobuso ngilungisa igiya lami futhi kungazelelwe ngishaywa isisindo somzimba esigcwele somunye umtshuzi njengoba wayecwila ngokushesha kakhulu. Sobabili sasikahle ngake ngamisa ukwehla kwakhe. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwami ​​kube ukuthi izilwane eziyingozi kakhulu ngaphansi kwamanzi ngabantu.

Isimo esihlekisa kakhulu ukubuka indodana yami ikhumula amaphiko ayo futhi "igijima" izungeza esihlabathini esingaphansi kolwandle ihamba kancane. Ubukeka sengathi ugxuma enyangeni, futhi ukubona ukudlala kwakhe kalula kanye nenjabulo emsulwa yokuba ngaphansi kwamanzi kuhlale kungihlekisa.

Yiziphi izinselelo obhekana nazo ngaphansi kwamanzi ngokumelene nokuthatha izithombe emhlabeni?

Angikwazi ukuphefumula phansi lapho ngaphandle kokuletha umoya wami, ngakho-ke ngithola isikhathi esithile kuphela sokuba lapho futhi kubonakala kufushane kakhulu. Ukukhanya kwehla ngokushesha ngaphansi kwamanzi, ngakho-ke ngidinga ukuletha okuningi kwakho. Amanzi anosawoti kanye nezinto zikagesi zekhamera azihlangani. Ukugcina ukufudumala emanzini angama-degree angu-41 kuhlale kuyinselele, angikwazi ukuvele ngigqoke i-sweatshirt. Izindawo engithanda ukutshuza kuzo zinomsoco futhi zigcwele impilo, kodwa okubi wukungabonwa okulinganiselwe, okuyinselelo eqhubekayo.

Umtshuzi ubhukuda eduze kukashaka womkhomo. (c) Richard Salas