http://blog.60south.com A photographic journey into water, ice, and personal eccentricity Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:13:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the past few weeks I've had two separate requests to use my photos for commercial purposes. That's gratifying, but both of them were a bit odd. One guy wanted to make "Happy Birthday" greeting cards with the photo showing a group of penguins.  Inside, it says something sentimental and has ... http://blog.60south.com/archives/119 Drydock of the NOAA ship Rainier. http://blog.60south.com/archives/104 MPIC stands for Medical Person In Charge; it's a Coast Guard certification for medics who work aboard vessels. The nearest equivalent is EMT-B (Basic) -- our text book was actually an EMT study guide. The main difference is that MPIC training has slightly different protocols because, presumably, you're out at ... http://blog.60south.com/archives/95 The other day I was walking through a bookstore in Port Angeles and I looked up at the periodicals rack. There, in bold colors, was a magazine with one of my pictures on the cover. World Watch magazine used the sunset and seaice photo I submitted to the USAP photo ... http://blog.60south.com/archives/92 Alright, it's not my photo, but a photo of me. One of my favorite things: sitting on the beach, flying kites. http://blog.60south.com/archives/71 Today I found out that they're using one of my photos as the cover to this year's USAP Participant Guide. In the Antarctic world, this is like having your picture on the cover of Rolling Stone. Groovy! They also use four other photos of mine in the guide. Along ... http://blog.60south.com/archives/62 It was nine intensive days of fun and hell. Wilderness First Responder ("Woofer") is a certification for people who may need to treat medical problems in the back-country or any other remote location. http://blog.60south.com/archives/55 A week or two before I left the Pole I was invited to take some aerial photographs of the station, at the request of the NSF. (Several of us did this, I got to do it through dogged persistence.) It was way fun. I'll try to remember to post some ... http://blog.60south.com/archives/44 http://blog.60south.com/archives/43 Most of these were taken either at McMurdo, or on the flight to the Pole. http://blog.60south.com/archives/42