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Chicago Scuba meetup will be hosting award winning underwater photographer Lynn Funkhouser on August 15.
Find out more about CSM at The Chicago Scuba Meetup Group and this event here.
We are happy to have back as our guest speaker in August, Lynn Funkhouser. Lynn Funkhouser was inducted into the inaugural Women Divers Hall of Fame. She is an internationally published photographer, author, lecturer, environmentalist, adventuress, and leader in dive travel. She specializes in underwater, nature, travel, and environmental images. Lynn's dramatic photos have been published in calendars, ads, and major magazines, notably in "Audubon," "Animals," "Action Asia," "International Wildlife," "Time," "Newsweek" and "National Geographic" Publications, etc. She also has exhibited her work in many galleries .
As an environmentalist, Lynn is committed to making a difference on this planet through her images and lectures. One of the founders of the International Marinelife Alliance (IMA) in 1985, Lynn serves on the Board of Directors.
Her many awards include the SEASPACE / PADI Environmental Awareness Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Philippine Aquatic and Marinelife Conservationists' Association.
She is an expert on diving in the Philippine Islands spending 2 months every year since 1976 diving 250 islands. She was a special consultant to the John G. Shedd Aquarium for the 15,000 square. ft. building. addition, "Wild Reef" featuring Apo Island, Philippines. She leads several dive trips a year to the Philippines. She was also a special consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on Shells and Ocean Planet, 1995.
The title is THE PHILIPPINES - THE APEX OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE
The presentation will cover 6 different areas of the Philippines: Anilao, a hotbed of evolution, Dumaguete and Apo Is. the inspiration for Shedd's Wild Reef, Tubbataha the 1st & one of only two World Heritage Marine Park Sites, Donsol to dive with whale sharks, Southern Leyete to explore new areas & the chance to dive with whale sharks, and Puerto Galera, named as the Port of the Galleons by the Spaniards in the 1572.
As usual, we will have a Meet and Greet at 7:00, where we will have an opportunity to order food and drink. Our "business meeting" will be at 7:30 and our presentation will start at 8:00.
Find out more about CSM at The Chicago Scuba Meetup Group and this event here.
We are happy to have back as our guest speaker in August, Lynn Funkhouser. Lynn Funkhouser was inducted into the inaugural Women Divers Hall of Fame. She is an internationally published photographer, author, lecturer, environmentalist, adventuress, and leader in dive travel. She specializes in underwater, nature, travel, and environmental images. Lynn's dramatic photos have been published in calendars, ads, and major magazines, notably in "Audubon," "Animals," "Action Asia," "International Wildlife," "Time," "Newsweek" and "National Geographic" Publications, etc. She also has exhibited her work in many galleries .
As an environmentalist, Lynn is committed to making a difference on this planet through her images and lectures. One of the founders of the International Marinelife Alliance (IMA) in 1985, Lynn serves on the Board of Directors.
Her many awards include the SEASPACE / PADI Environmental Awareness Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Philippine Aquatic and Marinelife Conservationists' Association.
She is an expert on diving in the Philippine Islands spending 2 months every year since 1976 diving 250 islands. She was a special consultant to the John G. Shedd Aquarium for the 15,000 square. ft. building. addition, "Wild Reef" featuring Apo Island, Philippines. She leads several dive trips a year to the Philippines. She was also a special consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on Shells and Ocean Planet, 1995.
The title is THE PHILIPPINES - THE APEX OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE
The presentation will cover 6 different areas of the Philippines: Anilao, a hotbed of evolution, Dumaguete and Apo Is. the inspiration for Shedd's Wild Reef, Tubbataha the 1st & one of only two World Heritage Marine Park Sites, Donsol to dive with whale sharks, Southern Leyete to explore new areas & the chance to dive with whale sharks, and Puerto Galera, named as the Port of the Galleons by the Spaniards in the 1572.
As usual, we will have a Meet and Greet at 7:00, where we will have an opportunity to order food and drink. Our "business meeting" will be at 7:30 and our presentation will start at 8:00.
