Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
the liveaboard and speed socializing… by Janice M. Nigro I have to admit, even though I ignore it, the liveaboard is a potential backdrop for huge drama. It is several days out to sea, so the first challenge is to arrive on time for the departure and with your gear. The second challenge is that... Continue Reading →
a dramatic, colorful sunset over the desert in Phoenix Arizona rivals many of the island sunsets that I am partial too...
The skies over Los Angeles get a bad rap...but this has been LA at sunset over the last several days.
Norway: back to the cocoon… by Janice Nigro I am writing about one cocoon from another cocoon. In some ways the cocoons are similar. You could really use an umbrella in both. In one cocoon the umbrella is used for the rain (and really does you no good because it is too much rain) whereas... Continue Reading →
Visayas in a nutshell by Janice Nigro There are a lot of ways to come up with a dive itinerary for a dream destination. The “no plan” kind of a plan is not exactly the typical consideration, especially when you will step off of a plane 7,000 miles from home with a load of dive... Continue Reading →
An inauspicious beginning by Janice Nigro The first “underwater” experience that I remember vividly was the submarine ride at Disneyland probably because of the giant clam. We stockpile these images, and it is never clear when they might reappear in our life. For me, it would be over 30 years later when I, as a... Continue Reading →
More on scuba diving and being an artist… by Janice Nigro As a diver and a photographer, I think it is simple, if you are looking for something “new” to photograph, take a look underwater. So now you have the underwater camera equipment, what exactly do you do with it? There are of course a... Continue Reading →
Postcards…to me by Janice Nigro How do you remember your holiday? It feels so great when you first arrive home, that holiday reverie, and suddenly it disappears when you realize that no one else has had a holiday and they are stuck in the same problems that existed at work when you left. By writing... Continue Reading →
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