Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
favorite subjects to photograph by Janice Nigro Plenty of tongue-twisting words for underwater creatures exist. Somehow mine for most of my life was simply anemone. Even as I write this, spell correct just corrected the word anemone. For me, it remains a conscious effort to say or write this word correctly. Eventually I realized my... Continue Reading →
An extreme close-up of a large nudibranch called a nembrotha. The photo was taken in Panglao Island, Bohol along the fabulous Alona Beach. He/she (they are hermaphrodites) was moving around quite a bit for a nudibranch, but was still for a moment and I got this sort of excellent portrait showing all of his/her beautiful... Continue Reading →
The silent retreat by Janice Nigro A conversation between two way cooler than me California women about a type of retreat where there is no conversation-a silent retreat-and I immediately recognized a parallel in my own world-scuba diving. That’s scuba diving, I shouted out without hesitation, and suddenly I gained respect as more than... Continue Reading →
Reading the signs by Janice Nigro I don’t know what it means when you run into someone that you haven’t seen in 20 years in a place where neither of you ever are. Or when you hear the voice of a person in a big city museum that belongs to a cousin living two states... Continue Reading →
just two hours underwater by Janice Nigro I especially love the dive holidays where you can leave home in flip-flops and arrive at the dive destination in flip-flops (or slippahs where I went). Los Angeles to Maui is one version of the flip-flops only necessary dive holiday. I had a short trip ahead of me,... Continue Reading →
Actual sea urchin spines (Hawaiian) that look like a cathode ray tube or some sort of fancy futuristic light fixture.
Dykking tvang meg til å bli kunstner av Janice Nigro (norsk redigerte av Eli Anita Engebø) to see the post in English go to https://janikiink.com/2014/04/13/scuba-diving-made-me-an-artist/ Jeg hadde aldri tatt et bilde før jeg gikk under vann, og da jeg endelig gjorde det, ble det bestemt i siste minutt. Jeg var på vei til LAX tre... Continue Reading →
The story behind it by Janice Nigro I got kicked out of the basic research system, simply put. A lot of disappointment followed, and perhaps only when I was on a beautiful island in Indonesia talking with the dive guides who could sing, play the guitar, and make jokes to me in English with single... Continue Reading →
I did a series of black and white underwater photos in response to a challenge. One blogger asked to see the original photos so here they are. They are all good photos in color although the coral photo in color detracts somewhat from what is special about it/the photograph. Amazing life underwater which I had... Continue Reading →
The last entry in the 5 day black and white challenge. I chose a giant clam abstract. These creatures have amazing patterns on their mantles which from what I understand are due to symbiotic algae. Algae seem to be the real underwater artists which supply colorless animals with a coat of "paint". The giant clams... Continue Reading →
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