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09 / Jun 2009

From Baja to Anchorage, what a change!

I just made it from Mexico’s Wild Coast in Baja to Anchorage. I’ve been here with Florian since Wednesday last week and I have to say, what a change!

16 / May 2009

The Underwater World of Cabo Pulmo

My first open water dive. I stare at the immensity of the Sea of Cortez and my stomach is full of butterflies. I think I am nervous and very.

My diving knowledge, limited to a mask and a snorkel, definitely makes you understand why I am unsure about this.

18 / Apr 2009

Ballerinas of the Sea – Espiritu Santo Island

Staring at the enchanting waters surrounding Espiritu Santo Island, I keep thinking what might be awaiting under its blueish surface. Even though is a windy day and the waters start to build up, we jump in the panga that will bring us to the island.

09 / Apr 2009

Encounters with the Giant Blue

It is a windless day. Not a single breeze dares to disturb this enchanted late afternoon. Like a mercurial liquid, the glare of a lower sun blinds me when I glance over the water surface. It is one of our first journeys in the Sea of Cortez and we are nervous, anxious to see and discover.

07 / Apr 2009

An icon of hope and survival: The Grey Whale

During the first expeditions to the southern part of the B2B region, Florian concentrated on the most important stop-overs for whales in southern Baja California. . The peninsula offers only few protected areas where the Grey Whale can find calm waters to give birth and feed its young before returning to ...

04 / Apr 2009

"Trust Me" on the water…

… and we did. We went on the water with Trust Me and we are now convinced she is a great vessel. After traveling for months on a ’84 WV Westfalia with 24 feet of sitting space, one can understand why we are so excited about those extra 3 feet that makes our 27′ trimaran a cozy home.

01 / Apr 2009

People looking at the Y2Y Exhibit in The Field Museum

The Field Museum in Chicago launched the Yellowstone to Yukon – Freedom to Roam exhibit since the beginning of the year, and last weekend Florian was invited to present and talk about the project of this corridor to the general public.

19 / Feb 2009

A Trimaran drive through the Baja Peninsula

It has been really scary to drive highway Mex 1. With a Ford 150 pulling a 27’ Trimaran over a road that can barely fit two cars at the same time, can certainly be nerve wracking.

28 / Jan 2009

Wild Migrations: Surviving the River Crossing

While documenting one of the most amazing spectacles in the Arctic: The annual migration of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, we came across situations that confronted us with deep emotions.

28 / Jan 2009

Horned Guan awarded as Highly Honored under the Endangered Species Category

Florian was also awarded this year by the Natures Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards with an image of a Horned Guan moving up the forest searching for fruits in El Triunfo Biosphere, Mexico. The images was honored under the Endangered Species category.

28 / Jan 2009

Award goes to Florian's Quetzal Panoramic Image

Florian received a highly honored mention on Nature’s Best International Photography Awards 2008 for his panoramic image of a Male Quetzal standing outside its nest, at El Triunfo Biosphere, Mex. The image was awarded under the category “Art in Nature”.

28 / Jan 2009

Conservation Photographer of the Year 2008

Florian Schulz was honored by the Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards and the National Wildlife Federation as the Conservation Photographer of the Year 2008.