{"id":1233,"date":"2022-09-09T22:45:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T22:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/2022-9-9-the-importance-of-water\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:29:40","slug":"the-importance-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2022\/09\/09\/the-importance-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1233\" class=\"elementor elementor-1233\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-394d25aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"394d25aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df8bb2\" data-id=\"1df8bb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed584c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"ed584c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-18d0cd3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2022\/09\/09\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 9, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7aa432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7aa432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The importance of water is crucial for the life of all living beings that inhabit it. This natural resource allows the proper functioning of the biological processes of ecosystems and, in turn, ensures the survival of all animal and plant species that inhabit our planet. The largest ecosystem on Earth is basically water. The oceans are home to an enormous variety and quantity of living beings, which make wonderful subjects for photography. From tiny organisms to the enormous size of whales, the underwater world offers endless opportunities for photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d07a237 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d07a237\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fdeb89\" data-id=\"1fdeb89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95628a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95628a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc1_lr-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc1_lr-1-683x1024.jpg.webp 683w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc1_lr-1-333x500.jpg.webp 333w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc1_lr-1-8x12.jpg.webp 8w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc1_lr-1.jpg.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da33f9c\" data-id=\"da33f9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c872a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c872a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Underwater photography is a very attractive specialty. To do it properly, the diver must possess a refined set of skills, but most importantly of all, they must maintain a high ethical commitment at the time of capturing the images. Unlike surface environments where there is a greater possibility of control or regulation, the actions of the underwater photographer will almost always be left to the integrity and honesty of the professional behind the camera.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55c97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c55c97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea of this article is to mention some of the actions that we can take when working underwater because, unfortunately, even there, we can observe unethical and poor behavior toward the natural world while making the desired photograph.<\/p>\n<p>What can underwater photographers do to obtain excellent images that are created by exercising ethical practices that protect the ecosystem and the wildlife we are photographing?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c59d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1c59d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc2_lr-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc2_lr-1-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc2_lr-1-500x333.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc2_lr-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc2_lr-1-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc2_lr-1.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293b787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"293b787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before continuing on, we must understand that each time we enter the underwater world, our mere presence has an effect. Marine creatures or creatures living in aquatic environments need to conserve their energy and use it in the most efficient way. For example, simply chasing a fish or preventing it from safely reaching its refuge on the reef, disturbing it as it buries itself in the sand, interrupting its feeding behavior, or causing it to artificially generate territorial displays all have an impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-971adcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"971adcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2299d26\" data-id=\"2299d26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed765df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed765df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">To prevent damage to the underwater world, photographers not only need to develop their diving skills but also become knowledgeable about the behavior of marine life. This has the added advantage of predicting the behavior of the subject, allowing the photographer to be in the right place at the right time with minimal impact.<\/p>\n<p>No touching. Harassment of the underwater inhabitants is unacceptable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e845c84\" data-id=\"e845c84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644f70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"644f70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc3_lr-1-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2007\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc3_lr-1-819x1024.jpg.webp 819w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc3_lr-1-400x500.jpg.webp 400w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc3_lr-1-768x960.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc3_lr-1-10x12.jpg.webp 10w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc3_lr-1.jpg.webp 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343a32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"343a32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Physically moving or repositioning animals or changing the marine environment to create a better image is ethically wrong and dishonest. Say that a subject is near a reef, and it becomes impossible to photograph the subject without touching, manipulating, or otherwise damaging the coral. It\u2019s a simple answer if the photograph should be made, and it\u2019s a certain no.<\/p>\n<p>There is no photo worth taking if fragile corals or precarious ecosystems are damaged. \u201cTouching\u201d is not only referring to the voluntary action of doing so but also includes the proper control of our position in the water column to avoid kicking elements of the reef ecosystem with our diving fins or being pushed against a reef by the current due to lack of attention and awareness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02884ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02884ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc4_lr-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2008\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc4_lr-1-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc4_lr-1-500x333.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc4_lr-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc4_lr-1-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc4_lr-1.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1634b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1634b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Somewhat related to the latter, we should also discourage misrepresentation of any image and the circumstances of its capture. For example, octopuses are not usually found in the middle of the water column as they prefer to stay close to the reef. On the rare occasions when they do enter the water column, they actively dive, so if the image shows their tentacles flailing, it is very likely that the animal has been grabbed and thrown for this effect. Also, octopuses do not usually &#8220;swim&#8221; on top of turtles. Crabs live and hide in the rubble of the reef, so the image of one of them uncovered means that it was probably manipulated and placed there expressly by the photographer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4386a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4386a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc5_lr-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc5_lr-3-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc5_lr-3-500x333.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc5_lr-3-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc5_lr-3-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc5_lr-3.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09dd3ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09dd3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photographers who persist in questionable practices and compare their behavior based on what others do wrong (other photographers, divemasters, fishermen, etc.) will say that their actions are &#8220;less&#8221; wrong than those of others. These types of arguments are invalid and unjustifiable and should be condemned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65c9f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f65c9f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc6_lr-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc6_lr-1-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc6_lr-1-500x333.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc6_lr-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc6_lr-1-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc6_lr-1.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2cc0e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2cc0e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3aaff0\" data-id=\"a3aaff0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cb923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55cb923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc7_lr-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc7_lr-1-683x1024.jpg.webp 683w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc7_lr-1-333x500.jpg.webp 333w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc7_lr-1-8x12.jpg.webp 8w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc7_lr-1.jpg.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cf17e4\" data-id=\"0cf17e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c61f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c61f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_461\" class=\"\">Similarly, at some dive sites, guides are often encouraged to go beyond simply pointing out potential photographic subjects for their clients and are asked to manipulate certain species in order to achieve a particular composition or lighting effect. Sometimes they are so accustomed to these requests that the guides do it automatically. If this happens to you, it is important to tell them that this is not acceptable behavior. While underwater, this should be signaled by shaking your head or a hand signal, followed by an explanation of how you want to interact with the marine environment once you reach the surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac8d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac8d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_267\" class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_463\" class=\"col sqs-col-6 span-6\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1662762406571_9412\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_462\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_465\" class=\"\">There are, on the other hand, magical moments when wild animals decide to interact with people. Each of these moments is incredible and life-changing. Capturing those moments with a camera is a real privilege.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfaaa51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfaaa51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc8_lr-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc8_lr-1-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc8_lr-1-500x333.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc8_lr-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc8_lr-1-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc8_lr-1.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ed50d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9ed50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1662762406571_11816\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_472\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_471\" class=\"\">Some species, such as manatees or sea lions, seek constant interaction with divers and seem to like it as much as we do. This behavior offers us great photographic opportunities. The key here is that the animal seeks the interaction and\/or has the choice to want to interact. There is nothing wrong with a photographer joining a pod of dolphins as they frolic in the ocean, but if they move away or are bothered by your presence, the photographer should not insist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad051a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ad051a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc9_lr-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc9_lr-1-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc9_lr-1-500x333.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc9_lr-1-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc9_lr-1-18x12.jpg.webp 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmc9_lr-1.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Gustavo Costa 2022. All Rights Reserved. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ffcd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64ffcd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_153\" class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<div id=\"item-62fe937d369b652955efa8f0\" class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1660851535199\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_152\" class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_151\" class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1662762406571_13111\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1666153748373_479\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p class=\"\">In short, while underwater, we should follow the same photographic principles that Nature First lays out for enjoying surface nature photography responsibly and ethically. The fact that it is a more complicated environment or with less control measures than on the surface in no way justifies our poor actions if we are left to our own will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Underwater photography allows us to share the various wonders we see with people on the surface. It is up to us to make sure that the images we share have been taken in an honest and environmentally friendly manner. Similarly, if we see images that we believe have been taken in a harmful or dishonest manner, we should be prepared to hold individuals accountable and noting that it is unacceptable to act in such a way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The importance of water is crucial for the life of all living beings that inhabit it. This natural resource allows the proper functioning of the biological processes of ecosystems and, in turn, ensures the survival of all animal and plant species that inhabit our planet. The largest ecosystem on Earth is basically water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[60],"class_list":["post-1233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"authors":[{"term_id":60,"user_id":30,"is_guest":0,"slug":"gustavo","display_name":"Gustavo Costa","avatar_url":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/5012348345d71c0dc4c143a685d79e6f.jpg?ver=1777755729","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1233"}],"version-history":[{"count":89,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2987,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1233\/revisions\/2987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1233"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}