David Howitt

Pick up your camera and come with us - ---

My parents told me I was born on a beach and I know the trail to that beach was well trodden by a line of pirates, wreckers and smugglers. The rugged coastline of Cornwall was a dynamic place to grow up and explore. As a young teen I sought to capture those experiences of climbing windswept granite cliffs, crashing winter storm waves and summertime emerald green snorkeling days with a box camera and then a Rolleiflex twin lens reflex.

But I escaped from photography school to volunteer in a fiery ships engine room with the motley crew of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Well that began a long line of sea adventures and opportunities across the planets oceans from Iceland to Alaska, saving whales from commercial hunting and rescuing critters from oil spills. My crescent wrench and ability to fix things was my ticket to a world of experience. It seemed only fair to do my best to record and share this magical journey through sound and photography.

The highlight of my travels were the years on the waters of North Vancouver Island setting equipment for listening to the vocalizations of...

Plymouth College of Art and Design

San Juan Fire

San Juan EMS

Westwind Aviation

Zenith Maritime Accademy