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August 2010 Archives

  1. Schooling perch in 't Veenmeer

    Schooling Perch in ‘t Veenmeer

    Posted August 23, 2010. Filed under: Biology, Photography, Underwater. Leave a comment.

    Probably my favourite time to dive ‘t Veenmeer is late summer. At this time large numbers of juvenile perch Perca fluviatilis form schools, and to swim along them in the evening sunlight, hearing only the sound of your own breathing, is the most peaceful and relaxing experience. ‘t Veenmeer (which translates to something like ‘The [...]

  2. Bleaks and water lilies in the river Yonne

    Bleaks and Water Lilies in the River Yonne

    Posted August 19, 2010. Filed under: Biology, Photography, Underwater. Leave a comment.

    Welcome to the gloomy yet beautiful world of the juvenile Bleak Alburnus alburnus. Here, a forest of water lily stems makes its way up from the murky riverbed all the way to the surface, and the otherwise bright sunlight is reduced to a distant glow, as it seeps in through a roof of large, floating [...]

  3. Upcoming Exhibition at Tergooiziekenhuizen

    Posted August 14, 2010. Filed under: News, Photography. Leave a comment.

    I have an exhibition of my photography planned at the Tergooiziekenhuizen (Tergooi Hospitals), location Blaricum, the Neterlands, from October 31 to December 31, 2010. More details follow.

About Joris

Joris van Alphen

Joris van Alphen is an award-winning conservation photographer, filmmaker and marine biologist based in Groningen, the Netherlands.

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