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# portfolio MATT DRAPER
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Wild About Life NOT YOUR AVERAGE NUDI!
By Mike Bartick
For many nudi-hunters this is their great white whale: the Melibe colmani. And with good reason: It’ s very hard to find.
What It Feels Like … TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS
By Pete Atkinson
Most of us dream about selling it all and sailing around the world. Not many of us have done it. Pete has.
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Ocean Planet
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SWIMMING WITH LITTLE GIANTS
By Cecile Brosolo
Minke whales are extraordinary nomads. Follow these intrepid travellers to the Great Barrier Reef in search of these charming cetaceans, and meet the famous potato cod along the way!
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MEGA MIGRATIONS
By Sally Snow of LAMAVE
Asia’ s seas are the backdrop for some epic journeys indeed – those of the megafauna that travel thousands of kilometres every year in search of food, mates, and more …
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BANDA BLUES & HAMMERS
By Alice Grainger
Behind the scenes of the Underwater360 Expedition to the Banda Sea, where we took a bunch of dive industry celebs out in search of blue whales, hammerheads, and adventure … This is a true wonderland in the water
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GALÁPAGOS CALLING
By Daniel Norwood
For Nature lovers, this has to be the most epic journey of all
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BRITISH BLUE
By Daniel Norwood
Blowing the lid on the UK’ s best-kept secret – blue sharks migrate into British waters, and it is very possible to dive with them
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RUNNING WILD
By Brendon and Liz Ward-Sing of Shark Guardian
Little sardines make some big journeys too, and attract a lot of attention on the way. No issue on epic journeys would be complete without a tale from the sardine run