Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
Lemonade stand on Gilligan’s Island by Janice Nigro I always thought my obsession with tropical places and underwater developed in response to the beautiful underwater films made by Jacques Cousteau. It used to be the best winter TV in the Midwest. But there was another TV show that made the tropics feel like... Continue Reading →
healing powers of scuba diving by Janice Nigro Chocolate. Friends. Work. All valid motivators for travel. There was no Godiva in Norway except at the airport, although I have to wonder what my choices would have been if I had been living in Ulaanbaatar. My friends live in or are from places I want to visit.... Continue Reading →
I officially sold an underwater photo print. Of course it is one of my favorites-a bleached anemone with the resident anemone fish from Komodo, Indonesia 2013. Unbelievable because I am really a scientist, not an artist by training. Although it has been argued that I am not the artist-it is of course nature "who" is... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Scuba diving made me an “artist” by Janice Nigro I never took a photo until I went underwater. And when I did, it was a last minute decision. I was on my way to LAX about three hours before my flight to Nadi, Fiji eight years ago, when I stopped by Samy’s Camera in Los... Continue Reading →
Dive ‘n’ drive for one by Janice Nigro Ok, I am stealing some terminology for the second time during my swimabout which if you remember is the first term that I stole from someone much more clever than myself with words. The new one is “Dive ‘n’ Drive” which pertains to the fact that you... Continue Reading →
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