Turtles, Travels, and Tales

An elegant flat lay of a conservation-focused travel journal spread across a reclaimed wood table, pages open to a hand-drawn map of a remote coastline and delicate pencil sketches of turtles, shorebirds, and mangroves. Beside it rests a compact mirrorless camera, a battered field guide to marine life, and a small glass vial of sand labeled with fine handwriting. Soft afternoon window light spills across the scene from the left, creating gentle highlights on the camera’s metal edges and subtle shadows along the journal’s textured paper. Photographic realism with a top-down, bird’s-eye view composition, carefully arranged yet unpretentious. The atmosphere is sophisticated, reflective, and quietly adventurous, suggesting thoughtful storytelling that weaves together travel, photography, and conservation work.

Our Turtle Tales

Explore a curated archive of travel photography, behind-the-scenes films, and essays that celebrate marine life, highlight threats, and invite you to support turtle conservation worldwide.

Conservation journeys

I travel to document sea turtles and wildlife, capturing sunrise moments, sharing stories, and funding conservation projects through photography, film, and education.

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A sturdy carbon-fiber tripod stands firmly planted on a rugged cliff edge, its legs splayed wide over lichen-covered rock, supporting a professional DSLR aimed at a secluded nesting beach below. The shoreline curves in a soft S-shape, dotted with small, carefully marked turtle nests protected by simple wooden stakes and discreet signage. The sky glows with a subtle pre-dawn blue, while a faint band of orange appears at the horizon, casting gentle, cool light over the scene. Photographic realism, composed from a slightly elevated side angle, with the tripod in sharp foreground focus and the beach gradually softening into distance. The mood is contemplative and purposeful, capturing the quiet, sophisticated preparation behind ethical wildlife and conservation photography.

Meet the Creator

A close-up of a vibrant green sea turtle gliding above a rippled sandy seabed, its intricately patterned shell reflecting dappled sunlight streaming through crystal-clear turquoise water. Tiny air bubbles rise around its gently curved flippers, while a distant reef with soft corals fades into a bluish haze in the background. The scene is lit by bright, natural midday light filtered through the ocean’s surface, creating shimmering patterns on the turtle’s shell and sand below. Photographic realism captured with a wide-angle underwater lens, slightly upward angle, emphasizing the turtle’s grace and serenity. The composition follows the rule of thirds with a refined, sophisticated feel that underscores marine conservation and the quiet elegance of wild creatures.

Aarav Sharma

A weathered leather camera bag half-open on a smooth driftwood log, revealing a sleek mirrorless camera with a long telephoto lens and a small carved wooden sea turtle charm hanging from the zipper. Behind it, a sweeping tropical shoreline curves into the distance, with turquoise waves rolling gently onto pale sand and a cluster of dark volcanic rocks in the midground. Golden hour sunlight bathes the scene in warm, soft light, casting elongated, delicate shadows and subtle reflections on the wet sand. Photographic realism, shot at eye level with a shallow depth of field, keeping the camera bag in crisp focus while the coastline falls into creamy bokeh. The mood is sophisticated yet adventurous, hinting at conservation-focused travel photography.

Mateo García

A pristine, empty black-sand beach at twilight, marked only by the delicate, meandering tracks of a newly hatched turtle leading from a faintly sunken nest toward the softly foaming shoreline. The distant waves are blurred by a long exposure, transforming the ocean into a silvery, ethereal band beneath a deep indigo sky with a hint of lingering sunset glow. A weathered wooden sign with a small turtle emblem stands discreetly at the edge of the nesting area. Photographic realism, shot from a low, near-ground perspective following the tracks, with a leading line composition drawing the eye toward the horizon. Moody, serene, and sophisticated, evoking reverence for fragile wildlife and the quiet drama of conservation-focused travel moments.

Zuri Ndlovu

An elegant flat lay of a conservation-focused travel journal spread across a reclaimed wood table, pages open to a hand-drawn map of a remote coastline and delicate pencil sketches of turtles, shorebirds, and mangroves. Beside it rests a compact mirrorless camera, a battered field guide to marine life, and a small glass vial of sand labeled with fine handwriting. Soft afternoon window light spills across the scene from the left, creating gentle highlights on the camera’s metal edges and subtle shadows along the journal’s textured paper. Photographic realism with a top-down, bird’s-eye view composition, carefully arranged yet unpretentious. The atmosphere is sophisticated, reflective, and quietly adventurous, suggesting thoughtful storytelling that weaves together travel, photography, and conservation work.

Leila Haddad