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  • On Green Island, a former prison island off the coast of SE Taiwan where political prisoners were incarcerated and re-educated during the unnervingly recent White Terror. There's actually still a high-security prison on the island, but it only holds 200 inmates (actual felons, not polital prisoners), as opposed to the couple thousand of earlier decades..Now it's mostly a tourist destination. We visited in the off season in March, thereby avoiding the 5,000-10,000 tourists that inundate the little place daily, though, being the off season, we had to contend instead with intermittent cold rain and high winds.
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  • Monterey, California
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  • Crabeater seals lie on an ice flow in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula.
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  • On Green Island, a former prison island off the coast of SE Taiwan where political prisoners were incarcerated and re-educated during the unnervingly recent White Terror. There's actually still a high-security prison on the island, but it only holds 200 inmates (actual felons, not polital prisoners), as opposed to the couple thousand of earlier decades..Now it's mostly a tourist destination. We visited in the off season in March, thereby avoiding the 5,000-10,000 tourists that inundate the little place daily, though, being the off season, we had to contend instead with intermittent cold rain and high winds.
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  • Monterey, California
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  • Monterey, California
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  • Antarctic cod caught off Half Moon Island, home to over 3000 pairs of chinstrap penguins, many with chicks at this time of year, late in the Antarctic summer.
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  • Minke whales plough through iceberg littered waters in the Antarctic Peninsula, seven miles south of the Errera channel. .
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  • Koi Fish in the backyard pond of Emilio Bautista. Koi are a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Today Koi are bred in nearly every country and considered to be the most popular fresh-water ornamental pond fish. They are often referred to as being "living jewels" or "swimming flowers". If kept properly, koi can live about 30-40 years. Some have been reportedly known to live up to 200 years. The Koi hobbyists have bred over 100 color varieties. Every Koi is unique, and the patterns that are seen on a specific Koi can never be exactly repeated. The judging of Koi at exhibitions has become a refined art, which requires many years of understanding the relationship between color, pattern, size and shape, presentation, and a number of other key traits. Prize Koi can cost several thousand dollars each.  USA. MODEL RELEASED.
    USA_KOI_05_xs.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
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  • National Museum of Nuclear Sciece and History, Albuquerque, NM
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  • Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. Displays of Manhatten Project that developed the world's first atomic bombs during WWII.
    USA_101002_283_x.jpg
  • Koi Fish in the backyard pond of Mr. Demello. Koi are a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Today Koi are bred in nearly every country and considered to be the most popular fresh-water ornamental pond fish. They are often referred to as being "living jewels" or "swimming flowers". If kept properly, koi can live about 30-40 years. Some have been reportedly known to live up to 200 years. The Koi hobbyists have bred over 100 color varieties. Every Koi is unique, and the patterns that are seen on a specific Koi can never be exactly repeated. The judging of Koi at exhibitions has become a refined art, which requires many years of understanding the relationship between color, pattern, size and shape, presentation, and a number of other key traits. Prize Koi can cost several thousand dollars each.  USA. MODEL RELEASED.
    USA_KOI_07_xs.jpg
  • Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_448_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_447_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_180_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_168_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_162_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_161_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_155_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_154_x.jpg
  • National Museum of Nuclear Sciece and History, Albuquerque, NM
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  • Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. Displays of Manhatten Project that developed the world's first atomic bombs during WWII.
    USA_101002_284_x.jpg
  • Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. Displays of Manhatten Project that developed the world's first atomic bombs during WWII.
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  • Young Koi fish in a blue plastic tub at Koi show in California. Koi are a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Today Koi are bred in nearly every country and considered to be the most popular fresh-water ornamental pond fish. They are often referred to as being "living jewels" or "swimming flowers". If kept properly, koi can live about 30-40 years. Some have been reportedly known to live up to 200 years. The Koi hobbyists have bred over 100 color varieties. Every Koi is unique, and the patterns that are seen on a specific Koi can never be exactly repeated. The judging of Koi at exhibitions has become a refined art, which requires many years of understanding the relationship between color, pattern, size and shape, presentation, and a number of other key traits. Prize Koi can cost several thousand dollars.
    USA_KOI_09_xs.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_456_x.jpg
  • An adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker, Akademik Sergey Vavilov, watches humpback whales from an inflatable zodiac boat in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula. The icebreaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and although scientists still use it occasionally, it is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_207_x.jpg
  • A humpback whale plunges into the ice cold waters of Wilhelmina Bay in the Antarctic Peninsula, near a Zodiac boat that was part of an adventure tourism team from the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The ice-breaker was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time.
    ANT_110118_179_x.jpg
  • Koi Fish in the backyard pond of Mr. Demello. Koi are a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Today Koi are bred in nearly every country and considered to be the most popular fresh-water ornamental pond fish. They are often referred to as being "living jewels" or "swimming flowers". If kept properly, koi can live about 30-40 years. Some have been reportedly known to live up to 200 years. The Koi hobbyists have bred over 100 color varieties. Every Koi is unique, and the patterns that are seen on a specific Koi can never be exactly repeated. The judging of Koi at exhibitions has become a refined art, which requires many years of understanding the relationship between color, pattern, size and shape, presentation, and a number of other key traits. Prize Koi can cost several thousand dollars each.  USA. MODEL RELEASED.
    USA_KOI_06_xs.jpg
  • Good-naturedly donning fishy swim goggles for the camera, Yuuzi Terada, an engineer at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, stands at company headquarters with a pair of the sleek robot fish he constructs. Gray's Paradox asks the question why fish, with their slim muscles and small fins, can accelerate so quickly. Researchers have long hoped that unraveling Gray's Paradox will allow them to build safer, faster nautical propulsion systems. The dream is shared by Terada and other researchers at Mitsubishi, who have long thought that fish fins might serve as a model for a new kind of propeller that would make underwater vehicles faster, more stable, and more maneuverable. Japan. From the book Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species, page 106-107.
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  • Launching weather balloon with field mills into storm. Balloon is 1500 cubic feet surplus nylon with fins that is tethered and carries an electronic field meter. Langmuir Atmospheric Research Lab on Mt. Baldy, New Mexico (1992) Lightning occurs when a large electrical charge builds up in a cloud, probably due to the friction of water and ice particles. The charge induces an opposite charge on the ground, and a few leader electrons travel to the ground. When one makes contact, there is a huge backflow of energy up the path of the electron. This produces a bright flash of light, and temperatures of up to 30,000 degrees Celsius.
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  • Launching weather balloon with field mills into storm. Balloon is 1500 cubic feet surplus nylon with fins that is tethered and carries an electronic field meter. Langmuir Atmospheric Research Lab on Mt. Baldy, New Mexico (1992)
    USA_SCI_LIG_20_xs.jpg
  • A vendor naps in his stall at the old Qing Ping Market in Guangzhou, China. He sells dried snakes, scorpions, beetles, centipedes, shark fins, and caterpillar fungus..Image from the book project Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects.
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  • Launching weather balloon with field mills into storm. Balloon is 1500 cubic feet surplus nylon with fins that is tethered and carries an electronic field meter. Langmuir Atmospheric Research Lab on Mt. Baldy, New Mexico (1992)
    USA_SCI_LIG_18_xs.jpg
  • Willie Ishulutak, an Innuit soapstone carver in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada roughs out the fins of a soapstone narwhal sculpture outside his mother's house in the suburb of Apex. (From the book, What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) Carving is one of the few traditions of the Inuit that has made the leap into the wage-earning modern world. Willie says he can complete two or three pieces in a day, then sell them in the evening at bars and restaurants in Iqaluit for $100 ($93 USD) each, and sometimes more. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Researcher John Kumph monitors the free-swimming robot pike he has designed. The robot is used in research into the swimming efficiency of fish. The robot is powered by motors, which pull on its skeleton, producing a realistic swimming stroke. It is steered by its fins. A human operator using a radio controls the battery-powered robot. Photographed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA,  USA.
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  • Launching weather balloon with field mills into storm. Balloon is 1500 cubic feet surplus nylon with fins that is tethered and carries an electronic field meter. Langmuir Atmospheric Research Lab on Mt. Baldy, New Mexico (1992)
    USA_SCI_LIG_16_xs.jpg

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