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Just mention the name, David Doubilet, in any conversation, and most likely some, if not all of the people, whether a diver or not would be familiar with this multi-talented photographer’s work. Aside from authoring seven books and winning countless prestigious awards, David is one of the most prolific photographers at National Geographic, having documented a record-breaking 70 stories for them since he joined them in 1971. He became the National Geographic Society’s photographer-in-residence in 2001. He is a member of the International Diving Hall of Fame. His images are treasured for the scientific value and of course their aesthetic beauty.

We had a chance to catch up with David during the Celebrate the Seas festivities in Manila and this is what he has to share with Digidiver:

Ross Gudgeon (Gudge), Digidiver technical administrator, has just bagged himself honours at the Celebrate the Sea (CTS) underwater photography contest by winning a Merit of Excellence in the Color Prints category.

Celebrate the Sea contest held recently in Manila and judged by notorieties Peter Scoones, Phil Nyutten, David Doubilet, Daniel Mecier, Michael Aw and Scott Tuason.

With this win, Ross is adding yet another Philippines trip to the one he clinched in the Digidiver 'Best Shots' contest a little while ago. See the magical shots below. The winning image was the Grouper with the two cleaner wrasse. Great job Ross !

Metadata is the key to better protecting copyrights, promoting licensing, improving workflow, and managing assets. Through support of the US Library of Congress, the Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) created the Photo Metadata Project to promote industry wide use of standardized photo metadata in every digital file.

For US residents, free evening events are organized in Los Angeles, New York, Washington and Atlanta. Apparently some resources are expected to be available on the website at some point, so it might be interesting to keep an eye on the project.

We are pleased to announce that Seaquest Dive Center will be hosting our March 2010 'Super-Tour' around the central Philippines to include the best of Bohol, Cebu-Moalboal and beautiful Malapascua.

This trip has been designed to give the best possible diving and critter diversity available in the Philippines today. Thresher Sharks, Manta Ray, clearwater walls and classic muck-diving opportunities await participants of the Digidiver 2010 Philippines 'Super Tour'. Built on our growing affection for the Philippines and Seaquests long experience, we can promise a highly interesting and entertaining trip. We can offer shorter one or two-week durations too.