EYES on the OCEANS: ARTISTS UNITED for OCEAN AWARENESS

Press Release: "The topic of Ocean Awareness is the best subject to end the 10th anniversary year of the Ocean Artists Society. This topic is our ultimate goal, to deliver a message of ocean awareness through our artwork.

In this anniversary year, we have grown exponentially in how we deliver our messages. In showcasing our artwork, we have brought a better awareness to sharks, water, and coral reef conservation."

In this issue, we hope to show you what we believe you should know about Ocean Awareness. It is our individualistic “take home” message for you.
-Charlie Fasano
Executive Director
Ocean Artists Society



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Cristina Zenato: Helping Sharks

Cristina Zenato works to remove a hook from a small caribbean reef shark on a recent dive in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.

Shark Handler: Cristina Zenato
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Filmed & Edited By: Amanda Cotton
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Cristina Zenato Hook Removal 101 from A COTTON PHOTO Creative Works on Vimeo.

Sport Diver Magazine Features Shark Diving

We're always happy to see our images used to actively support changing people's perceptions about sharks. The current issue (August 2013) of Sport Diver magazine features a piece on shark diving including several UW photographers including our own Amanda Cotton. If you haven't already gotten your hands on a copy make sure you do, it's an issue not to be missed.

Image ©Amanda Cotton
Operator: Epic Diving

Cape Town, South Africa Sharks Galore Expedition with Cristina Zenato

Featuring Special Guest: Shark Professional Cristina Zenato

June 21st - June 28th, 2014 ​

Join A COTTON PHOTO photographer Amanda Cotton, along with professional shark diver, Cristina Zenato on this shark expedition to one of South Africa's top destinations for shark diving, Cape Town. Encounters will include sevengill sharks in beautiful kelp forests, several species of cat sharks, blues and mako sharks during offshore blue water dives, the notorious breaching great whites off Seal Island in False Bay, as well as cage diving with great whites. Up to 14 different species of shark may be encountered during this expedition, a shark lovers dream! 

Included:
All Shark Diving
Accommodations Double Occupancy
*Single Occupancy available at additional cost
Airport Transfers

NOT Included:
Crew tips
Food
Airfare 

Additional Information:

This is a land-based shark diving trip offered through A COTTON PHOTO with guest Cristina Zenato. Cristina is a world renowned shark expert, having worked with several different species of sharks over a 20 year career. She is best known for her work with caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas and implementing tonic immobility.



Both SCUBA and free diving/snorkeling will be offered with the sharks throughout the week. Shooters and non-shooters are welcome on this trip.

​Also included is this extraordinary adventure:

Game drive visit where we will encounter Africa's BIG 5 land animals
Cape Point half day tour
Dive with Cape Fur Seals
Visit to Penguin Colony in Simon's Town

To learn more about this expedition please email us at info@acottonphoto.com Space is very limited on this special shark experience. Don't miss out, contact us today!

Cat Island Magic: Loving Those Oceanics

Every year out at Cat Island during our Oceanic Whitetip Shark Expedition we think it can't get any better and yet every year outshines the last. Five straight days of the largest oceanics we have had the pleasure of being in the water with, accompanied by visits from schooling dorado, marlin, dusky, silky, tiger and caribbean reef sharks. We had a wonderful time sharing photography tips and techniques with this eclectic group from around the globe; everyone showed up eager to learn and excited to jump right in.

Epic Diving has again proven they are masters at responsible encounters with the sharks and leaders in community support of Cat Island and it's residents. It's a great feeling knowing you're working with operators who care so much about not only the sharks, but the locals on the island. Thank you Epic Diving for creating a weeks worth of unforgettable encounters and memories for A COTTON PHOTO's expedition.

We look forward to heading back out to Cat Island again next April 2014 and hope many of you will join us on this exciting adventure! For more details on our 2014 Oceanic Expedition please visit our Expeditions page on A COTTON PHOTO's Website HERE

Amanda Cotton Elected as a Member of The Explorers Club

Amanda was thrilled to learn in March that she was elected as a Member to The Explorers Club. It is an incredible honor to be a part of a distinguished organization full of some of the world's most extraordinary explorers. We look forward to continuing to provide information pertaining to events and expedition related to The Explorers Club which Amanda attends.

"The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Since its inception in 1904, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists worldwide. Our headquarters is located at 46 East 70th Street in New York City.

Founded in New York City in 1904, The Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural and biological sciences. The Club’s members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon—all accomplished by our members." -excerpt from The Explorers Club website

For more information on The Explorers Club visit www.explorers.org