With a lot of expanding projects and expected growth we ditched storage space in favour of desk space in the office.    Now all eight of us can meet around a table, within arms reach of a computer.  Five people can get along nicely in the office all sitting at a workstation or edit suite.

Mark Harding is an all round photographer, cameraman, campaigner and scientist with world class credentials.  He set up Acuatours.com nearly two years ago recently lauched the new site.

Mark couples the requirement of local conservation organisations with the desires of toursists and photographers who are looking for a more integrated travel experience. Itineraries for 2010 include a Manta Ray Research Expedition, dedicated Basking Shark Photo Charters, Harpie Eagle Monitoring, Tracking Spectacled Bears, Condor Conservation and deep incursions into untroddden Amazon. A successful run of tours in 2009 led to some exciting discoveries
and spaces are available for 2010 programs.

Tom Campbell is a leading light in the underwater filming world, using the latest technology, but he is always well known for his ability to enthuse and share trade secrets.   Here is an opportunity to live and work with one of the greats… more details on their site.

After 15 years of globetrotting with a whirlwind production schedule for other clients, Tom is returning to phenomenal places to film personal projects. And it’s always more fun to share these experiences with friends! The first expedition Tom is leading will be to the magical world of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. We’re excited about capturing the astonishing variety of creatures on the latest generation of ultra high definition digital 4K cameras.  . Sept – Oct 2010

Join award winning wildlife cameraman Gil Arbel in a once in a lifetime experience – documenting the most spectacular wildlife events, in the most remote locations on earth.

You don’t need any experience as Gil treats you as a guest and you can enjoy the ride or work your cameras – up to you.  The most recent trip led by Gil was to spend time among wild Gorillas, which produced some great material:  Gorillas in the Mist

Nice and cosy – our office is built into the hill side and heavily insulated.   Butterfly garden in front of the main window looking like a ’still life’.   Business as usual for us… BT Business Broadband has finally come up trumps by being one of the few national services not to fold up under the weight of snow.    Staff also working from home on shared server access.

Also on www.PhotoArchiveNews.com

2009 was a period of great acceleration for us, unlike trends in the industry, so we are looking forward to working with contributors and customers alike through 2010.

Contact us for still pictures (or motion footage) on global warming, Copenhagen and the future of our planet. Our collection offers a million pictures that really matter.

Click on the image below to see a Pick of the Best.

Lightboxes by subject:
Western Climate Change
Desertification
Renewable Energy
Rising Sea levels
Extreme Weather
Flooding
Drought
Overfishing and Pollution
Environmental Rare/ Endangered species

Specialist Stock have shared a selection of our very best wildlife and travel images online with Media Storehouse so you can buy photo gifts, fine art prints and box canvas prints – just in time for Christmas.

Click on any image to start buying…

It is little known that certain pods of killer whales around the world have evolved extraordinary measures to attack and eat sharks – including some of the biggest sharks.   Read more online and in this Saturday’s paper…

UPDATE: Aside from the news wires, Specialist Stock is the only specialist library to have any coverage of the flooding in Cumbria owing to our strength in environmental issues. Photographer Ashley Cooper, one of our main providers for our Green Collection, sent in a number of strong images over the last few days. This enabled us to get coverage in at least five national papers, including the main images on two front pages.

We are sorry and respect the loss of life as a result of these floods.