Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been spotted for the first time in decades on a Mumbai beach that has been tirelessly cleared of debris by local volunteers. The sea turtles were spotted in the past week, and at least 80 of them made their way to the ocean from their sand nests. Versova Beach was lead in clean-up efforts by lawyer Afroz Shah over two-years ago and has seen what the United Nations describes as the “world’s largest beach cleanup project.” Olive Ridley sea turtles are the most common sea turtle in the ocean, but are still listed as a vulnerable species.

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Inon has announced the release of a pair of warming diffusers for the Z330 strobe. These modify the strobe’s color temperature output from 5500°K to 4600° and 4900°K respectively. Using these, in conjunction with setting the camera’s white balance to suit, will enhance the blue tones in an image.

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Authors Tim Rock and Simon Pridmore have announced that their guidebook to Indonesia diving is now available. “The 50 Best Dives in Indonesia” has full color throughout with 220 pages, maps and over 270 images. If your favorite dive site has not been included, the authors suggest that it was number 51…..

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“Women Photograph”, an initiative launched in 2017 to support emerging and established female photojournalists, has teamed with Nikon and Getty Images to award $35,000 US in grants. Five grants of $5,000 US each will be awarded, as well as one grant of $10,000 US to a photographer nearing completion of a photography project. There is no fee to apply and submissions open April 1 and close May 15.

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