About the Authors
Denise Nielsen Tackett & Larry Tackett
Larry and Denise Tackett are the authors of this section of our website, and are considered experts about the diving in Indonesia. Since they have spent the better part of the past 20 years living and photographing the area, this reputation is deserved, as they know as much about the diving there as anyone does. They have also graciously given us permission to use the incredible photographs featured in this section.
Larry and Denise lead tours and offer photo workshops on several boats operating in Indonesia. You can view their travel itinerary on their website here. Below is a bit more about Larry and Denise's background in their own words. We hope you enjoy their descriptions of this amazing country. Please email to John Williams or Bent Posejpal if you have any questions about any of this information presented here.
In Their Own Words
"We are professional photographers specializing in underwater and terrestrial natural history and travel subjects. When we're not diving or photographing, we teach photography, give photography and travel related presentations and lead seminars and workshops internationally.
We are professional photographers specializing in underwater and terrestrial natural history and travel subjects. When we're not diving or photographing, we teach photography, give photography and travel related presentations and lead seminars and workshops internationally.
"We are represented by stock photo agencies in the US and United Kingdom and our photographs have been widely published in books and magazines worldwide. Our work has appeared in magazines such as National Wildlife, Islands, BBC Wildlife, Skin Diver, Ocean Realm, Asian Diver, Unterwasser, Tauchen, Canadian Wildlife, Popular Science, Sport Diver, National Geographic Kids, Geo, and many others.
"We were contributing editors to the now defunct Skin Diver magazine and now serve as Travel Editors to Asian Diver magazine and contributors to Sport Diver magazine. We are advisors to Coral Realm , a web-based marine animal natural history and dive travel database. Denise co-authored the travel book, Insight Pocket Guide: Maldives. Our first marine book, " Reef Life, Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates " was published in 2002. Our Reef Life calendar, featuring some of our best images, has been published annually for several years.
"Our work has been featured in a segment of an Ushuaïa Nature episode about Sulawesi and we were the subject of a National Geographic Television Sea Stories episode featuring Denise's work on pygmy seahorses. We've also contributed to BBC and National Geographic Television productions about the mimic octopus. In recognition of Denise's work with pygmy seahorses, a newly described pygmy seahorse species has been named in her honor: Hippocampus denise.
"We're available for assignment work and speaking engagements. Please contact us for current rates and scheduling. Cost savings can be considerable when overseas work is coordinated to take advantage of our existing travel schedule.
"We lived in several tropical Indo-Pacific countries for 14 years and we continue to spend several months a year traveling internationally. When in the US, we reside in wild, wonderful West Virginia.
Our Equipment
"We use Nikon F-4 cameras with a variety of lenses for above water work. For underwater still photos we use Nikon F-4 cameras, action finders and lenses in Nexus F-4 Pro housings with dual Ikelite 200 strobes and Ultralight strobe arms. When shooting greater than life-size images, we use a Nikon 105mm micro lens and any combination of Nikon dual element +1 and +3 diopters, a Nexus external +3 diopter and/or a Kenko 2X teleconverter.
"We shoot underwater video with a Sony DCR VX-2000 video camera in a Gates Products Diego housing and an Amphibico housing. We use a single Kowalski video light (50W) that we either handhold above the subject or mount high on the housing and/or dual HID lights. For very small subjects we use a flat port and diopters to enlarge the subject. We use a tripod for video whenever possible. "
About the Authors
Larry and Denise Tackett are the authors of all of our Indonesian dive site and regional descriptions. They are professional photographers specializing in underwater and terrestrial natural history and travel subjects. They are represented by stock photo agencies in the US and United Kingdom and their photographs have been widely published in books and magazines worldwide. Their work has appeared in magazines such as National Wildlife, Islands, BBC Wildlife, Ocean Realm, Asian Diver, Unterwasser, Tauchen, Canadian Wildlife, Popular Science, Sport Diver, National Geographic Kids, Geo, and many others.
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