He stands on the prow of a ship, camera ready for the perfect shot of dolphins as they leap skyward. He directs film and video for movies and TV to amaze viewers with images of whales. And he dives with underwater equipment to record the life of the oceans. Meet Bob Talbot, indisputably the most respected marine photographer on the planet.
And here he is, tanned and chipper in the Tokyo headquarters of Panasonic's promotional division in Ebisu, where he is making technical adjustments to "Dolphins and Orcas," a DVD to be released June 25. "Also I've been talking about the state of the seas. It's coincidental I'm here as the IWC annual conference gets under way. But I might as well use the opportunity to say what I feel."
He says it pretty passionately, too. "The odd thing is I have yet to meet a single Japanese who is prowhaling. Who are these people pushing to lift restrictions? I simply cannot understand it."
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