74) Inspiring greater respect for our oceans and marine life with underwater photographer Alicia Ward

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

kaméa chayne

Nature, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

What do we need to know about how our skin and hair products may be impacting our ocean's health? Given that our underwater world feels so distant, how can we inspire people to feel more connected to our oceans to want to protect them?

Alicia Ward, a professional underwater photographer and Co-Founder of See Through Sea, which is dedicated to ocean conservation and the art of underwater storytelling, shares her wisdom with us.

HIGHLIGHTS:

[6:39] Kaméa: "How did you learn to free-dive and how long did it take to master that?"

[9:00] How Alicia and her husband, Jim, started See Through Sea.

[10:48] Alicia discusses what it was like to be one of the very few young, female underwater photographers in an male-dominated industry.

[13:34] Alicia shares a few of her most touching memories from her underwater adventures.

[22:05] Alicia: "The things we put on our bodies should be safe not only for us but for the ocean as well."

[23:24] Kaméa: "What do you think is the best way for us to inspire the public to think about our ocean's health?"

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1:09.9	We know that, you know, sunscreen can affect the ocean, but think about the other things that we're wearing when we get into the ocean, whether you're wearing hair products, makeup products, lotions, even down to like the kinds of shampoos that you use.
1:24.3	If it's not healthy for the ocean, then maybe it's not healthy for us either.
1:31.3	What do we need to know about how our skin and hair products might be impacting our ocean's health?
1:38.3	Given that our underwater world feels so distant, even more distant than our lands, which we don't even always properly
1:45.3	take good care of. How can we inspire people to feel more connected to our oceans to want to
1:51.0	protect it? That's just the tip of the iceberg of what you'll hear today. If you're not
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