Please join us as photographer-extraordinaire, Jodi Frediani leads us on a trip through the Inside Passage. We'll meet lunge feeding humpback whales, black and brown bears, eagles, lots of other critters and take in this majestic landscape. Along the way, Jodi will share her collaboration with researchers, film crews, and whale aficionados. We are in for a real treat!

This free event is open to the public. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. A suggested donation of $10 per participant is encouraged and greatly appreciated. Donations help cover webinar costs and support our education and cetacean research grant programs. To donate, please visit our website https://www.acs-sfbay.org/donate. We are grateful for your support!

Bio

Jodi is based in Santa Cruz. Her photographic adventures have taken her around the world – to Africa, Alaska, Argentina, Antarctica, Brazil, Norway, Siberia, South Georgia, Thailand, Tonga and to the Dominican Republic where for 23 years she has been swimming with and photographing humpback whales on the Silver Bank. Her work has appeared in a number of national and international publications, including the BBC’s “Nature’s Weirdest Events”, and Carl Safina’s National Geographic blog, “Ocean Views”.  She has won prestigious awards in multiple international photo competitions including the Nature Photographer of the Year competition sponsored by the London Natural History Museum, and the Big Picture Competition sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences. In addition to photographing wildlife in its many forms and habitats, Jodi’s humpback whale research has resulted in multiple published papers, and in the last year she launched her book “Wild Monterey Bay”, an anthology of “stories of memorable encounters”, truly a celebration of Monterey Bay, which she calls the “Serengeti of the ocean”. The book is richly illustrated with her photos. You can check out Jodi's photography at www.jodifrediani.com