Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
Diving and dragons... by Janice Nigro The motivation to dive tropical waters is obvious: exceptional reef-life, colorful corals, great visibility…and warm water. The motivation to dive more temperate waters is not so obvious: visibility is not great and the water is... cold. In Norway, I had to try diving in temperate waters because I never... Continue Reading →
common nudibranch but I have never seen one this size until I visited Apo Island in the Philippines. beautiful there. I wonder what the nudibranchs eat there because they are gigantic!
lovely anemone shrimp in panagsama beach near Moalboal Philippines. perfect pose. inspiring place for underwater photographers.
solar powered nudibranch that someone called the spaghetti nudibranch. the way the "tentacles" are positioned, I think it looks more like a Hindu Indian goddess such as Durga!
Secret wishes at Kungkungan Bay by Janice Nigro I noticed the other day that my second pair of flip-flops this year is becoming worn out. The first pair only lasted... Continue Reading →
Raja Ampat: drama on the reef by Janice Nigro Raja Ampat is a long way from anywhere so if you go, you want it to be the experience of a lifetime because you are not sure you will ever get back. It has been a bit difficult to write about my recent experience on a... Continue Reading →
“Gangga”-style by Janice Nigro Sometimes you wake up from a good dream in a place that seems like you are still in the dream. Today was one of those days. I woke up in my own bungalow on an island called Gangga in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. I am about two weeks into a so-called “swimabout”.... Continue Reading →
An American underwater in Bergen by Janice Nigro I am a scuba diver. I say that like it is some kind of an addiction. I now believe that it is because I have been diving in Norway. I never expected to be scuba diving this far north of the equator because I like warmth and... Continue Reading →
Raja Ampat, the birthplace of color “I am not comfortable,” I wanted to scream. I was in the domestic terminal in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, and the destination on my printed ticket itinerary was Ujung Pandang but the one over the check-in counter was Makassar. And neither of these names matched my final... Continue Reading →
Janice Nigro 