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A round-up of news and events from the past year

Birgitte Inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame

That's my baby!!!

     Hey, that's no surprise to me. Birgitte's always been tops in my personal women's Hall of Fame, (along with my mother of course!) But now she's been similarly recognized by a larger and no doubt a more significant audience -- not for her incalculable and heroic contributions to my comfort and happiness as you might suspect -- but for her contributions to the diving world in the field of The Arts. She was thus honored at the 26th Annual Beneath the Sea Undersea Exposition in New Jersey on March 22, 2002, joining many of the world's past and present leading women in the field of diving. Not bad for someone who is just 36 years old (and blonde!)

Newbert and Wilms Join Minden Pictures, Inc.

It's about time!

     We hemmed and hawed over the issue of stock agencies and photographer's reps for years. With the decisiveness which has become my trademark, I did nothing about the matter one way or the other for, oh... about a decade.  All the while we continued to amass an increasingly chaotic library of images lacking any identifiable evidence of intelligent order or human influenced management. And while we both love underwater photography, the business of photography, with its associated ugliness such as captioning and numbering slides, has never appealed to us. The piles just grew and grew. We would constantly pass up publishing opportunities simply because the prospect of retrieving specific images from the jumbled mass was so overwhelming. It was easier just to say no.

     Thus, it is with distinct pleasure and certainly a great deal of excitement that we now announce we have signed on with Minden Pictures, Inc. as our photographer's representative.  Founder and photographer's agent Larry Minden represents a small and exclusive group of shooters, comprised of many off the very best nature photographers in the world. We are honored and humbled to be now included with this group.

Within a Rainbowed Sea  Continues to Gather Honors

Alive and still kicking!

     It was already the most award winning photography book ever printed. It was already chosen as an Official White House Gift of State by President Reagan back in 1985. Over the years it had collected even more medals than you'd see on pinned to the chest of a third world dictator. After a record like this and 18 years in print, you might rightly think it would finally have faded quietly away. Well, not quite. I was informed by my publisher this past year that Within a Rainbowed Sea has garnered yet one more accolade in this, the winter of its life.  Within a Rainbowed Sea was selected by the Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans as an official gift of the United States Department of Commerce. Way to go Me!

More articles from the Winter-Spring 2003 newsletter:

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Newsletter Archives

Free Dive Tours to the Solomon Islands!

Galapagos for Spring 2003

Blame it on the manure

Subeye Reflex Camera... our all time favorite!

Last Call on Nikonos 2x RS Teleconverters!

Gear Review  A look at equipment we think is really neat.

Other Cool Stuff  A round-up of news and events from the past year

Selected articles from past issues.


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