My Dad use to say to me when discussing my career, “Les, you mustn’t worry my girl, you are very blessed because you do such good things and when you do good, good follows, just be patient.”
Category Archives: Awards
Awards, Conservation, Sharks in Deep Trouble
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Sharks in Deep Trouble Wins its SEVENTH AWARD!
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Apr
Apr
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD FOR SHARKS IN DEEP TROUBLE AT THE BENEATH THE WAVES FESTIVAL. Watch this award winning documentary. Warning: not for sensitive viewers. [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/Uo8K1-BVtNw” autohide=”0″] 1. Conservation Message Award, Montana Cine International Film Festival 2008. 2. Honorary Conservation Message Award, 3. Honorary Investigative Journalism Award, 32 International Wildlife…
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Apr
Apr
[one_half]While I was working till the early hours documenting CITES, Sharks in Deep Trouble continued to help me spread the word on the other side of the world: it was screened at the Beneath the Waves Film Festival and it was voted “Best of Festival”. A huge thanks to Austin Gallagher, a fish biologist who specializes in…
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Mar
Mar
I arranged a screening of my award winning film, Sharks in Deep Trouble, at CITES and was honoured to have the renowned Dr Sylvia Earle, who is the Honorary president of the Shark Research Institute, attend the screening. She was very impressed by the film and later during a camera interview I asked her what…
AfriOceans, Awards, Conservation, Shark Finning, Sharks in Deep Trouble
Sharks in Deep Trouble Wins More Awards!
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Nov
Nov
I am proud to announce that my film, Sharks in Deep Trouble, has won yet another award, making it the sixth to date. It won Best Information Film Award, Film Category A, at the 36th World Festival of Underwater Pictures held in Marseille, France in November.I never had any idea when making the film that…
Awards, Conservation, Shark Finning, Sharks, Sharks in Deep Trouble
SHARKS IN DEEP TROUBLE WINS AWARDS!
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Jun
Jun
Sharks in Deep Trouble has won another two awards at the International Celebrate the Sea Film Festival held in Philippines. It has been credited with five awards so far from three international festivals, and this time I won a liveaboard package in Indonesia, an underwater photographer’s dream, I can’t wait for that much needed break!…
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Oct
Oct
Wonderful news! The Rethink the Shark Campaign created originally for AFRIOCEANS and which I used for the M-Sea Programme, the shark conservation programme I designed and initiated in 2004 through AOCA, has won a prestigious PANDA award at the Wildscreen Film Festival! This is equavalent to an Oscar so we are very proud – it…