Diary Africa

About

I believe that there are intersection points in one’s path until the last breath released out of his body. These intersection points can appear as, in human form or moments of emotions between living things, can lead us to an earthly scenery where you can feed your soul and recharge your living energy to continue being or these human forms & our blue planet can become one as a single living organism where only the ones that know how to unlock and open that door can see it before their eyes.

People of the planet forgot they were once a part of it. This child of earth is always searching for these moments of unity and be their storyboard. I hope as I continue climbing the stairs of that library, I could hold some hands and smile their faces on the way.

Photography is nothing but a tool to remember!

I was born in Ankara, Turkey in  10.10.1978. I studied at Middle East Technical University in Engineering Department. I did my first scuba training in METU Subaqua Society in 1996, involved in many porjects with this society. I went to University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine Sciences for studying physical oceanography between 2002-2003 as a graduate assistant  with scholarship. I came back and finished my masters in Ankara University Biotechnology Department in 2006 with a thesis in Marine Sponges.  Afterwards I worked in the SPONGES project of E.U.  till 2007.

I have been taking pictures amateurly since 2000, From 2007 up today, I have been working as a professional photographer.

My specialities are underwater photography, architectural and property photography, travel, stock photography, wildlife, nature and landscape.

I know this sound s alot but I have interest in many fields.

I am awfully interested with species on this Earth.

Nowadays I am working on a project called Eastern Mediterranean Marine Species Database where I try post the underwater images of the species in the wesite called www.wetbluediary.com and publish this work.

cheers,

mert gokalp