Executive produced by Academy Award-winning director James Cameron and narrated by Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, the series is split into four episodes focusing individually on orcas (killer whales), humpbacks and belugas, with the final episode featuring both sperm whales and narwhals.
Cameron is no stranger to the world’s oceans. In 2012, he dove a deep sea submarine he built nearly 7 miles down to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. The filmmaker, who’s produced various-ocean themed projects,documented the dive in his film “Deepsea Challenge 3D.”
“What this series strove to do was to make them a who, not a what,” said Cameron from his New Zealand editing studio where he’s working on “Avatar 2.” “What we learn from what we see, including a lot of things that have never been recorded before, is that they are people. They have family bonds… They have love. They have grief. They’re very much like us in many ways.”
Executive produced by Academy Award-winning director James Cameron and narrated by Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, the series is split into four episodes focusing individually on orcas (killer whales), humpbacks and belugas, with the final episode featuring both sperm whales and narwhals.
Cameron is no stranger to the world’s oceans. In 2012, he dove a deep sea submarine he built nearly 7 miles down to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. The filmmaker, who’s produced various-ocean themed projects,documented the dive in his film “Deepsea Challenge 3D.”
“What this series strove to do was to make them a who, not a what,” said Cameron from his New Zealand editing studio where he’s working on “Avatar 2.” “What we learn from what we see, including a lot of things that have never been recorded before, is that they are people. They have family bonds… They have love. They have grief. They’re very much like us in many ways.”
What’s happening in the Central Jersey area this weekend and beyond (April 23-29)
Updated 11:53 AM;
WHAT’S GOING ON?
Here is a small sample of area happenings some in-person, others online you may want to check out in the coming days.
The Street Beat Brass Band will perform a free outdoor concert in partnership with McCarter Theatre, 6 p.m. April 25, on the Palmer Square Green, Palmer Square off Nassau Street in Princeton.palmersquare.com
Art/Museums
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TRENTON “Greyscale Economics,” in-person and virtual exhibit reception for show of imagery and data about the nontraditional economy with artist Brass Rabbit and the Greyscale Economics Project,, 4-8 p.m., The Gallery at the James Kerney Campus, Mercer County Community College, Trenton Hall Annex, 137 N. Broad St. Registration required for in-person attendance. jkcgallery.online, 609-610-3425.
NEW YORK (AP) â When a killer whale slowly circled back toward wildlife photographer Brian Skerry in the middle of the ocean after discarding the giant sting ray it was devouring, panic is not what came to mind: âPart of my brain is thinking, âI canât believe what Iâm seeing,ââ recalled Skerry. â Donât screw it up. â
Itâs a fascinating moment between man and ocean predator revealed in âSecrets of the Whales,â a new National Geographic docuseries premiering on Disney+. The incredible four-part series follows various whale species across 24 locations around the globe.
âThe latest greatest science is showing that they have cultures, they have traditions,â said Skerry, who released a book of the same title earlier this month. âIf we can begin to see our planet through the lens of culture with these charismatic ambassadors for the ocean, maybe itâs a bit of a game changer â we change our view of ho
UPDATED: April 21, 2021 20:35 IST
Aishwarya Sridhar, a 23-year-old award-winning wildlife photographer, shared her tips and got talking to us about working on impactful environmental projects, pursuing her dreams, and filming tigers who often display uncanny levels of intelligence much like humans.
As Covid-19 continues to rage, focusing on the impact of climate change and bringing our ecosystem back to balance has taken a backseat, and talk about the same has all but disappeared from media. But even now, the crusaders continue their work trying to put the spotlight where it belongs in order to ensure the survival of not just human life but the planet as a whole.