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National Geographic Underwater Photographer
David Doubliet’s underwater imagery is considered to be among the best by editors, peers and colleagues across the globe. He has photographed over 70 stories for the National Geographic Magazine, where he is currently a contributing photographer in residence. In addition to National Geographic, David’s work continues to appear in countless publications worldwide, and he is a contributing editor and feature columnists for the Behind the Shot in Sport Diver Magazine (US). He has also authored twelve books on the sea.
Click below to listen to 10 minute interview.
Resources
1. David Doubilet’s website: www.DavidDoubilet.com
2. National Geographic: www.NationalGeographic.com (They also have photo camps for youth.)
3. Brooks Institute of Photography: www.Brooks.edu
4. University of Miami: www.Miami.edu
5. University of Missouri at Columbia: www.Missouri.edu
6. Rochester Institute of Technology: www.Rit.edu
7. Maine Photographic Workshop: www.theworkshops.com (They also have workshops for youth.)
8. Santa Fe Photographic Workshops: www.SantaFeWorkshops.com
About David Doubilet
David Doubilet is honored to have his underwater imagery considered to be among the best by editors, peers and colleagues the world over. He has photographed over 70 stories for the National Geographic Magazine where he is currently a Contributing Photographer-in-Residence. David has documented our changing underwater world since his first assignment with the Geographic in 1971. In addition to the Geographic, David’s work continues to appear in countless publications worldwide and he is a contributing editor and feature columnists for the Behind the Shot in Sport Diver Magazine (US).
Born in New York City in 1946, David began shooting underwater at the age of 12 using a Brownie Hawkeye camera in an improvised housing - a rubber anesthesiologist’s bag from his father’s hospital. His teen years found him submerged off the New Jersey coast and in the Caribbean waters surrounding tiny Small Hope Bay, Bahamas. He built a passion for the sea and everything in it. David graduated from Boston University in 1970.
David’s challenge to himself is to redefine photographic boundaries each time he enters the water. His passion is the undersea majesty of light and how to capture it. Completely at home on a coral reef, a World War II wreck, a deep dark fjord or among the great giants in our sea, David has relentlessly pursued the many hidden layers of coral reefs around the globe. His cold water work has immersed him in the rich waters of New Zealand, Tasmania, Scotland, Japan, the Northwest Atlantic and Northeast Pacific. Recent photographic journeys have taken him into some of the largest freshwater systems on our planet such as the great Okavango Delta system in Botswana and the St. Lawrence River.
David has authored twelve books on the sea. The most recent are: Fish Face by Phaidon Publishers (2003), The Kingdom of Coral: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by National Geographic Books (2002) and Water Light and Time by Phaidon Publishers (1999). He is the recipient of the many prestigious awards, including: The Sara Prize, The Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award and the Lennart Nilsson Award in Photography. David is a member of both the Royal Photographic Society and International Diving Hall of fame.
David enjoys life in Clayton, New York, a small river town in the Thousands Islands region of the St. Lawrence River where life is about old wooden boats, an emerald freshwater studio and ships from around the world passing his window. His second home is the small coastal town of DeKelders, South Africa. David has a beautiful, exuberant daughter, Emily Dara Doubilet studying at Oberlin College.
Teen Environmentalist
13 year old Lily Capehart is known to many as the Lizard Whisperer. Inspired by a segment on Animal Planet, Lily discovered that she could relax lizards by rubbing their bellies, similar to the woman who “hypnotized” alligators. As the lizards were “hypnotized” she would dress and pose her little friends, while her father captured them in photographs. This soon turned into the business “Lizard-ville”™ that offers greeting cards, artwork and t-shirts. Her work has received national recognition on Late Night with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, among other national and international publications. Lily is now a teen environmentalist who is raising awareness for animal conservation, responsible pet ownership and ecological preservation through live appearances and volunteer-work.
Click below to listen to 10 minute interview.
Resources
1. About Lily: www.lizard-ville.com
2. Wild Florida: www.wildflorida.com
3. YouTube (search for lizard videos): www.youtube.com
About Lily Capehart
Since she could walk, Lily Capehart has been fascinated with the wild lizards found in South Florida and was often found holding one in her hand. At the age of 10, Lily, an avid watcher of Animal Planet, saw a woman make an alligator "relax" by having its belly rubbed. She decided to try it on the lizards, as they are related, and it worked!
Lily happened to have doll clothes that fit the lizards perfectly, so she began creating whimsical scenes which were then photographed by her father, Lucien Capehart, a professional photographer. The wonderful world of “Lizard-Ville”™ was born. With help from her Mom, she has turned “Lizard-ville”™ into a line of greeting cards, t-shirts, eco tote bags and calendars. A children’s book is in the works as well.
Now at age 13, Lily is a teen environmentalist, raising awareness for animal conservation, responsible pet ownership and ecological preservation through live appearances and volunteer-work.
Important note from Lily: “All these lizards were handled with love and respect, and in no way were they harmed in any shape or form.”
Dog Trainer
Grisha Stewart is the owner and founder of Ahimsa Dog Training in Seattle, Washington. She opened her doors in 2003 and has since been voted as Seattle's Top Dog Trainer by the readers of City Dog Magazine. Grisha is primarily a clicker trainer, using positive reinforcement to train and rehabilitate dogs.
Click below to listen to 10 minute interview.
Resources
1. About Grisha & Ahimsa Dog Training: www.ahimsadogtraining.com
2. Blog post on becoming a trainer: http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2008/07/21/how-to-become-a-dog-trainer-in-seattle/
3. Grisha’s list of recommended books: http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/recommended-books/
4. Book: So You Want to Be a Dog Trainer by Nicole Wilde
5. Association of Pet Dog Trainers: www.apdt.com
About Grisha Stewart
After earning a master’s degree in theoretical mathematics from Bryn Mawr College in 2000, Grisha Stewart founded Ahimsa Dog Training in Seattle in the summer of 2003. Why the switch to dogs and their humans? Because training dogs and puppies is meaningful to her. It enriches and can even save their lives. If the dogs and humans in a household can't communicate, it's always the dog that loses.
Grisha was voted as Seattle's Top Dog Trainer by the readers of CityDog Magazine. She is a Certified Training Partner from the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior, a Certified Pet Dog Trainer and an active member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers since 2002. She is also certified in Pet First Aid by the American Red Cross and an evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen program.
Grisha also attends several training and behavior workshops each year. She has attended the national APDT conferences, Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo in Philadelphia, several workshops for trainers on clicker training, learning theory, and aggression by Kathy Sdao, a dog aggression workshop by Brenda Aloff, and an aggression workshop by Patricia McConnell, among others.
Grisha has volunteered at the Humane Society for Seattle/King County. At the Humane Society, she trained numerous shelter dogs, assisted with dog training classes, helped out with fundraisers like Tuxes and Tails, and has been a foster parent.
In 2004, Grisha was invited to present a half-day workshop on training and behavior to the volunteers at Pasado's Safe Haven, where she brazenly claimed that any animal on the premises could be trained using clicker training. To prove it, she got to train one of the goats! Since then, she's also clicker trained several cats, a chicken, and an alpaca.
There are a lot of different dog training styles, which can be very loosely grouped into two main categories: reward-based ("positive training") and correction-based ("compulsion training"). Reward-based dog training can be split further into lure-reward and clicker training. Grisha is a clicker trainer who uses luring when it is useful, but utilizes shaping with the clicker as her primary means of teaching new behaviors.
Grisha uses clicker training in her classes because it's fun and effective. Dogs think it's a wonderful game, so you can 'play' at training any time you want. It's something to do with your dog, not to him. You put the dog in the driver's seat; he gets to feel like he has some control over his environment. Brain research in humans shows that we learn faster when we perceive that we have control of the learning situation. Dogs are not so much different.
Bird Trainer & Manager
Erin Estell is a Bird Trainer and currently supervises the FliteZone Bird Show in Pittsburgh. As a bird trainer, she has worked with many species from eagles and parrots to penguins and pigeons. She is also the spokesperson for the National Aviary and manager for the Aviary’s expansion projects.
Click below to listen to 10 minute interview.
Resources
1. National Aviary: www.aviary.org
2. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums: www.aza.org
3. The International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators: www.iaate.org
4. Programs about becoming a trainer: http://www.aviary.org/kids/traink.php
5. Books: "Don't Shoot the Dog" by Karen Pryor, "Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavior Problems In Companion Parrots" by Barbara Heidenreich, and "Training Birds of Prey" by Jemima Parry-Jones
About Erin Estell
Erin Estell is a Bird Trainer and the Assistant Director, Manager of the Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone Theater, currently under construction at the National Aviary. Erin started out at the National Aviary working as a bird trainer with many species from eagles and parrots to penguins and pigeons.
Her passion for birds and conservation of wildlife began as a teenage volunteer at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio. As a teen, she also volunteered at the Ohio Division of Wildlife and worked part-time at a veterinary clinic to gain as much experience with animals as possible.
Erin then went on to The Ohio State University to earn a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management. While in school she continued working at the Columbus Zoo as a seasonal employee teaching education programs and working in the animal shows department.
After graduation, she accepted a position at the National Aviary and moved to Pittsburgh. Erin currently supervises the FliteZone Bird Show, is the Project Manager for the Aviary’s expansion projects, and acts as the spokesperson for the Aviary. Erin is now back in school at the University of Pittsburgh working on a master’s degree in non-profit management.