Isixazululo se-Ocean

Ibhalwe nguRichard Salas

Ngokuwohloka kwezinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezinkulu kule minyaka engu-50-60 edlule ukudla olwandle lwethu akusalingani, okusho ukuthi sonke sinenkinga. Ulwandle lunesibopho sokuthola umoya-mpilo wethu ongaphezu kwama-50% futhi lulawula isimo sethu sezulu. Kudingeka sithathe isinyathelo esisheshayo ukuze sivikele, silondoloze futhi sibuyisele izilwandle zethu noma singalahlekelwa yikho konke. Ulwandle lumboza amaphesenti angama-71 omhlaba weplanethi yethu, futhi lubamba amaphesenti angama-97 amanzi alo. Ngikholwa ukuthi njengohlobo lwezilwane kudingeka sigxile kakhulu ekunakekeleni kwethu ukongiwa kwemvelo kulokhu, ingxenye enkulu yendida yokusinda kweplanethi.

Igama lami ngu Richard Salas futhi ngingumkhulumeli wolwandle nomthwebuli wezithombe ongaphansi kwamanzi. Sengineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10 ngitshuza futhi ngibe umthwebuli wezithombe ochwepheshe iminyaka engu-35. Ngikhumbula ngiseyingane ngibuka u-Sea Hunt futhi ngilalele uLloyd Bridges ekhuluma ngokubaluleka kokunakekela ulwandle ekupheleni kohlelo lwakhe ngo-1960. Manje, ngo-2014, lowo mlayezo uphuthuma kakhulu kunangaphambili. Ngikhulume nezazi eziningi zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle kanye nezingcweti ze-dive futhi impendulo ihlale ibuya ngendlela efanayo: ulwandle lusenkingeni.

Uthando lwami lolwandle lwakhuliswa ngo-1976 ngu-Ernie Brooks II, inganekwane emkhakheni wezithombe zangaphansi kwamanzi, e-Brooks Institute of Photography e-Santa Barbara California.

Iminyaka eyishumi edlule engiyichithe ngitshuza futhi ngenza izithombe ngaphansi kwamanzi inginikeze umuzwa ojulile wokuzalana nazo zonke izimpilo zangaphansi kwamanzi, kanye nesifiso sokuba yizwi lalezi zidalwa ezingenalo izwi lazo. Ngenza izinkulumo, ngenza imibukiso yegalari, futhi ngisebenzela ukufundisa abantu ngosizi lwabo. Ngiveza izimpilo zabo kubantu abebengeke bababone ngendlela engibenza ngayo, noma bezwe indaba yabo.

Ngikhiqize izincwadi ezimbili zezithombe zangaphansi kwamanzi, “Sea of ​​Light – Underwater Photography of California’s Channel Islands” kanye “Blue Visions – Underwater Photography from Mexico to the Equator” futhi ngisebenzela incwadi yokugcina ethi “Luminous Sea – Underwater Photography kusukela eWashington kuya Alaska”. Ngokuphrintwa kwe-"Luminous Sea" ngizonikela ngo-50% wenzuzo ku-Ocean Foundation ukuze noma ngubani othenga incwadi anikele empilweni yolwandle lwethu.

Ngikhethe i-Indiegogo ngoxhaso lwesixuku ngoba umkhankaso wabo ungivumele ukuthi ngihlanganyele nenhlangano engenzi nzuzo futhi nginikeze leli bhuku umthelela omkhulu nakakhulu. Isixhumanisi silapha uma ungathanda ukujoyina iqembu, uthole incwadi enhle, futhi ube yingxenye yesixazululo solwandle!
http://bit.ly/LSindie