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Ian Douglas Photography & Writing
4391 Tiffin Crescent, Richmond, B.C., Canada V7C 4X7
Email: ian@islandsynergy.com
Website: Adventure on the High Seas

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Exploring with a photographer's eye, a biologist's intense curiosity and a love of words, story ideas appear constantly. Hiking into shadowy oldgrowth to live-trap grizzlies or diving the crystalline waters of the Coral Sea to study grouper, my next adventure is round the corner.

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Topics of Current Interest
  • Changes in the B.C. forest industry
  • Future of salmon farming in B.C.
  • Adventure travel
Selected Periodical Credits
  • "The Long Way Home," Pacific Yachting, Feb. 1998. What happens when a rogue wave turns your world upside down?
  • "SAR Squadron--Airborne Rescue," Pacific Yachting, Dec. 1996. Hop aboard a search and rescue helicopter.
  • "Stream Clearing Biz Riding a Wave of Change," Truck Logger, Dec./Jan. 1996. Correcting past forestry practices.
  • "The Blue Wave: B.C. Aquaculturists Fight for a Future," Seafood Leader, Jan./Feb. 1996. Review of the industry.
  • "Going Galapagos," Pacific Yachting, Feb. 1995.
  • "From Tiger Moths to Turbo Otters--Flying with Lee Frankham," Business Logger, Aug. 1995.
  • "Mad Cows and Cabins," Cottage Magazine, Fall 1993.
  • "Water Wise--Making Fresh Water from Salt," Cottage Magazine, July/Aug. 1995.
  • "Cruising the Coral Sea," Pacific Yachting, Oct. 1994. A search for paradise off the Australian coast.
  • "Do Farmed Salmon Eat Wild Cousins?," Northern Aquaculture, July 1995.
  • "Tender Mercies: Urchin Divers at Work," Westcoast Fisherman, Feb. 1995.
Related Areas of Expertise
~ Photography/Photojournalism ~ Research ~ Teaching/Training ~ Underwater Videographer ~
Qualifications
  • B.Sc. (Honours), Fish and Wildlife Biology, University of Guelph, 1978
  • Sea Silver Marifarms, President/General Manager, 1987-92
  • Humour Writing, North Island College Community Education, Fall 1994
  • Private pilot licence
Expertise by Subject
~ Aquaculture ~ Transportation (aviation) ~ Environment/Nature ~ Fisheries ~ Resource Industries (forestry) ~ Marine Issues/Industries ~ Science ~ Travel/Tourism ~
Expertise by Type of Writing
~ Copywriting ~ Feature Articles ~ Humour/Satire ~ Interviews/Profiles ~ Technical Writing/Documentation ~ Travel Writing ~

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