Editorial

Staff · Issue 62, Sep/Oct 2011 · pp. 4

Editorial Pigmy seahorses The guidelines for pigmy seahorse photography produced by Dr Richard Smith and included on page 7 of this issue are a timely reminder of how delicate marine life can be and how clumsy and inconsiderate we can be at times. From very early on in my UwP career I took a dislike to the widespread fascination for these timy creatures and took a deliberate stance not to include pictures of them. Don’t ask me why because I don’t know. I just did. And don’t ask me to change my mind because I won’t. That way, as hindsight would have it, I’ve been doing my little bit for these cute creatures for quite a while. And if I suddenly take a dislike to pictures of any other particular marine creature I will let you know so that, if you are submitting an illustrated article, you know not to include pictures of them. Peter Rowlands peter@uwpmag.com Solo diving For some reason we do…