In today’s episode, W. Scott Olsen talks to Alexander Semenov, an underwater photographer based at Moscow State University’s White Sea Biological Station.
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Alexander Semenov is a marine biologist specializing in invertebrate animals. Currently, he is the Head of the Divers’ team at Moscow State University’s White Sea Biological Station, where he organizes and manages all sorts of underwater work. His team and him are used to diving in unfavourable and often harsh conditions, successfully conducting complex research projects.
He is a professional underwater photographer with 10+ years of experience. His key specialization is scientific macro photography in natural environments. This approach makes it possible to observe animals that cannot be properly studied under laboratory conditions, such as soft-bodied planktonic organisms or stationary life forms living on the seafloor.
His personal goal is to study underwater life through camera lenses and to boost people’s interest in marine biology. He does this by sharing all his findings through social media and in real life through public lectures, movies, exhibitions, and media events.
Alexander has the unique opportunity to observe beauty in the underwater darkness, which led him to multiple collaborations with people from the scientific community worldwide, namely with National Geographic, BBC, Nature Magazine, Science Magazine, the Smithsonian Institution, and many more.
ALEXANDER SEMENOV
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