Bob Talbot, World-renowned Marine Photographer, to Headline Marine Life Studies Fundraising Event

MONTEREY, Calif. - Sept. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Moss Landing, CA (September 2013) – Marine Life Studies is holding its annual fundraising event, Flip for Whales^™ Land and Sea Yacht Party on Saturday, October 19, 2013, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Elkhorn Yacht Club in Moss Landing, California. Award-winning photographer, filmmaker and environmentalist, Bob Talbot, will be the featured speaker and presenter.

Marine Life Studies Founder and Executive Director, Peggy Stap, remarks, “Marine Life Studies is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to teaching and inspiring the public to protect whales and dolphins. Bob Talbot is one of our heroes! Throughout his years working to photograph the whales and dolphins in the open seas, he has made it his life’s work to foster a respect for animals and to fight to protect their habitat. This is a rare opportunity for people to meet with him one-on-one. We are thrilled that Bob will be at our fundraising event!”

Talbot’s photograph art, prints and posters have been published in magazines such as Audubon, Time, Natural History, American Photographer, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, BBC Wildlife and National Geographic, as well as numerous other publications.

In an interview with SeaWeb, Talbot explained, “The idea is to let the ocean speak for itself. When you are out there every day, or even just a few days of your life, you can’t help but want to wrap your arms around the whole world and say, ‘you have to see this.’ It’s what our planet is; we are an ocean planet. To be there, to feel it, it’s hard to imagine how anyone could be party to squander it.”

Event attendees will have the chance to mingle with Bob Talbot in an intimate setting. He’ll share stories of his adventures photographing and filming whales and dolphins and working with Jean Michel Cousteau on Ocean Futures Projects. He’ll also give pointers on how to take that perfect National Geographic photograph, or film that perfect marine wildlife segment.

Whether you are a sea faring whale watcher or a landlubber, Flip for Whales™ Land and Sea Yacht Club Party has something for everyone. Activities include a guided whale watch with Blue Ocean Whale Watch, Elkhorn Slough tours with Whisper Charters, Yacht Club Party at Elkhorn Yacht Club in Moss Landing, live music by Anne & Pete Sibley, wine, continental breakfast, luncheon, and a silent and live auction.

Sea faring whale watchers: Check-in at 9 AM. Landlubbers: Check-in at 12:00 Noon. To reserve tickets call 831-901-3833 or email Peggy Stap at info@marinelifestudies.org

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    About Bob Talbot: As a world-renowned marine photographer, award-winning filmmaker and dedicated environmentalist, Bob Talbot has combined his unique visual style and storytelling ability with state-of-the-art technology to create a broad range of engaging ocean experiences. His photographs of whales and dolphins have been reproduced into millions of lithographs distributed around the world and his motion picture work has appeared in many television, film and special venue productions. Talbot filmed the wildlife sequences for the Warner Bros. series of FREE WILLY feature films and Universal Pictures' FLIPPER. He directed and photographed the IMAX Ridefilm DOLPHINS - THE RIDE, and acted as a director and cinematographer for sequences in the Academy Award-nominated MacGillivray Freeman IMAX film, DOLPHINS. Talbot also directed and photographed the award-winning IMAX film OCEANMEN –EXTREME DIVE about world champion free divers Pipin Ferreras and Umberto Pelizzari.
     Talbot Films Inc. has produced special venue media for display at National Marine Sanctuaries, California Academy of Sciences and The California Science Center.
     Talbot is a recipient of The Environmental Hero Award presented by the United States Department of Commerce as well as the Ark Trust Genesis Award. In 2004 he was presented with International SeaKeepers Society prestigious SeaKeeper Award by HSH Prince Albert of Monaco.
     Talbot has worked on several Cousteau Society productions and continues to collaborate with Jean Michel Cousteau on Ocean Futures projects. He has served on the boards of American Ocean Campaign, Earth Communications Office and on the Board of Governors of Oceana.
     Currently he serves on the boards of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Heal the Bay, and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
     Talbot recently won the BLUE OCEAN Film Festival best music video award for his production of Al Jardine and the Beach Boy’s Don’t Fight the Sea.

    About Marine Life Studies: Marine Life Studies is a nonprofit organization which inspires the public to protect our oceans, whales, and dolphins. The Flip for Whales™ Land and Sea Yacht Club Party benefits Marine Life Studies’ whale and dolphin research, the Whale Entanglement Team (W.E.T.), Take it to the Streets™ cleanup conservation program, and free educational programs for children, youth, and adults.

Contact: Peggy Stap     Phone: 831-901-3833     Email: info@MarineLifeStudies.org