A blue moment #1

Mating green sea turtles on the surface of the Indian Ocean. While out looking for blue whales, the group boat I was on had to return prematurely due to a sick passenger. Thinking on my feet, knowing I had only this last opportunity on the assignment to capture images of sea life, I negotiated with the crew to arrange to send out a small motor boat to meet us on the way back so I could jump into it mid ocean and stay at sea. This worked out well but on return to the sighting location for the whales there were none to be seen and it was extremely hot and exposed on the boat. We bobbed around for many hours just me and the boat driver when suddenly I noticed something on the surface. Approaching slowly closer to investigate, I was amazed to see two turtles in an embrace. However, I had to figure out how to get a decent photo that would also allow me to test one of the key features of the lens. I decided the only way was to lean over the side of the boat and get as low as possible trying not to fall in. I was elated with the results and we left soon after but not before sadly finding a lot of plastic rubbish in the water close to where we had found the turtles. We spent some time trying to retrieve what we could before heading back to shore but it was also worrying that the boat driver didn’t understand the importance of cleaning up the ocean. Education is key to conservation efforts especially in less developed countries.

Edition of 15

Nikon D500 + Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL

1/1000, f/4, ISO 400

5568 x 3712

300 ppi

Off The South Coast Of Sri Lanka

City to Wilderness | Sri Lanka is a series that comes from Joseph’s second bespoke designed limited edition photobook. He was sent there on a 5 day long assignment by Nikon covering 1500 km across the island by road and rail with a brief to come back with images of wildlife and travel captured using only one lens, the new Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E. He also had time to use other lenses occasionally and set out to photograph everything from scenes in bustling market places to diverse landscapes and wildlife - both on land and in the ocean. His vision was to create photographs with a strong sense of place, hoping that the series of images would convey the diversity of Sri Lanka as he saw it in the time he was there. The journey was also turned into a film for Nikon as part of their 100 year anniversary campaign. A journey which took him from city to wilderness.

There are 90 Limited edition books available out of 100 containing 39 photographs from the assignment. 10 books have been pre sold. Six (6) photos have been selected as NFTs in editions of 15 each to go with the books. One NFT per book. There are also a limited number of book sized prints of “Stilt fishermen at sunset” that can be included on a first come first serve basis. All books will be signed and numbered according to the remaining numbers available. Personal messages can be included on request. Worldwide shipping available including to P.O. Box addresses.