Hi all!

I'm a whale shark scientist at the Marine Megafauna Foundation, a US non-profit focused on conserving endangered ocean wildlife species (with a particular focus on sharks and rays).

Much of our research focuses on the population status of these species and, to that end, I helped pioneer photo-identification as a non-invasive research tool in sharks. I'm currently a Science Advisor to the global shark photo-identification library at Sharkbook.ai, which hosts ID photos of over 26,000 individual sharks across multiple species. That work also nudged me into underwater photography; I've been shooting with Sony full-frame cameras since 2018, and I work with Sony in New Zealand and Australia as a Digital Imaging Advocate, giving talks and workshops, etc.

I've been lurking in the forums for quite a while; it's been fantastic to learn from you all. Looking forward to contributing.

Very best,
Simon.

Hello Simon,

welcome on board!

Congratulations on your research on sharks and your work as a photographer.

Ciao