Showing posts with label mark thorpe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mark thorpe. Show all posts

Sunday, July 17, 2011

The Inglorious End of iDive Sharks?

One of the smartest communication platforms for the global shark diving community resides at iDive Sharks.

The creator, Mark Thorpe, has spent the last few years in development and launch phase of this unique community and now needs your help.

It would appear that only a few companies and individuals have "stepped up" with the paltry asking fees to keep iDive alive.

Yes, Shark Diver was one of those supporters.

Why you ask?

Folks, it just does not get any better than this, and we don't think there will ever be another broad based Internet platform for shark divers worldwide to rise again if this one goes dark.

iDive represents an evolution away from an industry of tribal affiliations and small time regional recognition to something bigger, grander, and more inclusive.

So what's the hold up? A dollar a month? To keep Internet servers alive?

Let's not see this unique and inspired industry development go to waste, out of 1200 members, we can do better than the 35 who have answered the call and who see the vision.

Join and support iDive today because our industry needs to grow up, and sometimes having your own clubhouse to share visions, images, experiences, and industry developments is where it starts to happen.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

"Holy crap, I've been nominated for an Emmy!"

That's the great news coming from iDive Sharks and Mark Thorpe who indeed has been nominated for an Emmy for his underwater work this month.

"Contracted by an independent production entity and along with a great team of other guys we set up camp for ten days living on a limestone rock in the western Pacific to film the daily Migration of the non stinging Jellyfish that call the lake home, all 16 million of them! The resulting footage when edited became the focal piece for the recent Great Migrations series aired on National Geographic, it is for this work on this project that I have recently found out that, along with the rest of the team, I've been nominated for an Emmy award, result!"

Kudos Mark, this nomination could not have happened to a better guy!