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Territory Ahead Cover Photo- Turner Forte Photography

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:30:23 +0000

Here is one of our covers for the year…from Territory Ahead. It was taken on San Miguel Island, one of The Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. It was an amazing day where the fog cleared enough to illuminate the white sand beaches on this wild island. We hiked up to the top of the island through a diverse and interesting landscape. You can visit this island on a kayak tour with Channel Islands Outfitters. We highly recommend it!! Hike, kayak, dive, fish…an adventurers dream!

San Miguel Island, Channel Islands, California

Diving with Dolphins, Jacks, Trumpet fish, Yellow Fin Tuna and many more critters at Socorro, San Benedicto, and Roca Partido the Revillagigedo Islands by Turner Forte Photography

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:29:36 +0000

Here is a blog post titled “Diving Here is Like Swimming in an Aquarium” that I wrote and was published by Nautilus Explorer on their blog. Of course, I included a few photos below too!

The boiler today proved once again that diving here can be like swimming in an aquarium. We entered the water with schools of Big Eye Trevally Jacks in the blue around the boiler and thousands of colourful Wrasse’s all around the top of the boiler. Dropping down and moving around the nooks and crannies are filled with lobsters, moray eels, hawk fish of all sizes and varieties, and an occasional octopus den. Moving deeper we found groups of Moorish idols feeding along the wall and Bluefin Trevally swimming just outside of us trying to figure out what we were up to. Rounding the north end of the boiler we ended up in an unusually large school of Burrito Grunts. After a fantastic lunch by Juan Carlos we returned for a second dive at the boiler that proved to us once again that thousands of fish in all shapes and sizes and colors would adorn our dive. In the distance beyond the jacks we had a large school of Yellow Fin Tuna that circled the boiler for most of the dive and just before we were getting ready to head in we had one last visit with a Giant Pacific Manta that swam into our group and waved us all a goodbye.

Yellow Fin Tuna, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico

Large school of Big Eye Trevally Jacks, San Benedicto, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico

Playful Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins, San Benedicto, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico

A rainbow of Trumpet fish, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico

I spy an octopus at Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Baja Mexico

Giant Pacific Manta Rays underwater at San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico by Turner Forte Photography

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:21:56 +0000

Giant Pacific Manta Rays are beautiful creatures that can be found through out the Seaof Cortez and waters off many of the islands . They glide through the ocean with grace and never fail to intrigue. Down in the Revillagigedo Islands with Nautilus Explorer, we saw a few and I captured them to show you here:

Remora catches a ride with a Giant Pacific Manta Ray,San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico

Diver swims along with Giant Manta Ray, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico

Diver follows Giant Manta Ray, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico

Giant Pacific Manta Ray gently glides through water, San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico

Diving with Silky and Galapagos Sharks at the Revillagigedo Islands by Turner Forte Photography

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:10:12 +0000

Here’s a selection of both galapagos and silky sharks from our Revillagigedo Islands trip with Nautilus Explorer.

Free diving at night with silky shark, Revillagigedo Islands

Silky shark attracted to yellow fins (not tuna!), Revillagigedo Island

Galapagos shark under the surf, Revillagigedo Islands

Silky shark portrait, Revillagigedo Islands

White tip reef shark pack on the hunt, Revillagigedo Islands

Silky shark, Revillagigedo Islands

Silky shark side view, Revillagigedo Islands

Galapagos shark comes into view, Revillagigedo Islands

Revillagigedo Islands- Scuba Diving Trip by Turner Forte Photography

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:58:58 +0000

We’re just home from an epic scuba diving trip down to the Revillagigedo Islands and the Sea of Cortez with the Nautilus Explorer. These deserted and far away islands including Socorro, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida are about 250 miles off the tip of Baja, or 30 hours by boat. The islands are volcanic in nature and home to a plethora of marine life including Pacific Giant Mantas, a variety of sharks, dolphins, whales and more. Here is a taste of the view above water…stay tuned for our underwater shots next!

Roca Partida the tip of an submerged island, Revillagigedos Islands

Boobie bird greets us upon arrival, Revillagigedo Islands

San Benedicto Island detail, Revillagigedo Islands

Sea lion and pup, Los Islotes Island, Sea of Cortez

Scuba Divers geared up and ready to go underwater at the Revillagigedo Islands

Via Magazine- Valley of Fire- Turner Forte Photography

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:12:05 +0000

The latest issue of Via Magazine has one of our photos from the Valley of Fire, a red rock playground, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. When visiting Vegas, not many people explore outside of the city, but this is definitely worth the trip. The rock lights up a vibrant red at sunset and there are many hiking trails to explore. If you look closely, behind the guy standing in the photo, you’ll see some petroglyphs as well. Check it out!

Turner Forte Photography- Outside Magazine

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:27:16 +0000

Check out the March issue of Outside Magazine to see a shot of Chris Mautino of Liquid Adventures cruz’n the Alaska ice. We’ve gotta go back to wild Alaska!!!

GEO Kalender 2011- Turner Forte Photography

admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:03:00 +0000

Our copy of the 2011 Calendar for GEO just arrived in the mail and it is beautiful! It’s shiny and oversized, about 20 inches x 18 inches. GEO is a European monthly magazine similar to National Geographic Magazine and we work with the German version. We have photos for both January and August in between the photos of Frans Lanting and Art Wolfe. Check out the photos below. Cheers!

GEO Calendar 2011 Cover

Humpback Whale Breech by James Forte

Monoliths in Aialik Cape on a foggy day, Resurrection Bay, Alaska

Turner Forte Photography- Hoerzu Wissen

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:58:26 +0000

James’ shot of this lovable clownfish and anemone was published recently in a German magazine called Hoerzu Wissen. Most people think of Nemo when they see it. Here’s what James said about the photo:

“The clownfish photo was taken in the Solomon Islands on a reef named Velvia Reef. The photo was taken at night while clownfish are calmer. I marked the area during the day with a buoy so I could come back at night and take pictures when the animals are more relaxed. Clownfish during the day tend to dart all over and hide from you. At night they sleep or relax in the safety of the anemone. The anemone info is: magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica. These anemones are poisonous top fish, but not man. Hence they offer protection to the clownfish from predators.”

Clownfish in Anemone

Sport Diver- Turner Forte Photography

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:46:27 +0000

Belize is like Swiss cheese. There are endless caves and subterranean tunnels, and one that we explored, Caves Branch River, is just outside of Belize City. We tubed through the jungle floating in and out of caves and caverns. With head lamps lighting our way, we disembarked a few times to explore the stalagmites and stalactites. The water is a little frigid, but the anticipation and adventure keeps you going. Check out Sport Diver and the opener to their Belize story to see our work! Cheers.

Cave tubing Belize