The Ocean Bus

05/09/2022

Hi everyone,

Hope that you are all good.

Just to let you know that all my photography work has been on a different page with my original name when I started out in 2001 at Ocean Visions Photography if you are interested in following along.

It's been an incredibly busy few months starting with being invited to give a talk at the upcoming Photography Show at the Birmingham NEC on Saturday 17th September and I will be having a stand there for the whole 4 days which is opposite the Sony Stand.

If you'd like to come along, the lovely team are giving a 20% discount on each Standard Adult Entry Ticket which is bought in advance before 14 September. Just enter code LOSTPS22 when you buy the tickets online.

There's so much more exciting news coming along which I'm super excited to share too. For anyone looking to learn or develop their beginning underwater photography skills, my page is Underwater Compact Camera Coach.

As always, just drop me a message if I can help you. Wherever I am I will always endeavour to answer you as soon as possible.

Have a lovely week,

Maria xx

30/12/2021

Phew what an AMAZING couple of months - I honestly don't know where the time has gone too.

It's a complete dream to be talking oceans every day, to help inspire passers-by about our seas, about sustainability, how milk bottle tops and face masks can be upcycled into coasters and flower pots, to help children learn about our oceans and raise money for causes close to my heart ❤️

Finally after 7 nights on the road covering NHS Christmas shortages, I'm home ❤️ xx

30/10/2021

"Trick or Treat?" Nope you've got to tell me what's more dangerous, sharks or cows?"

Just another day talking non-stop for hours to sooooooo many children about sharks and our oceans ❤️

Soooooooo much fun and smiles all round, everyone took home leaflets from the Shark Trust and the Marine Conservation Society.

Just wow ❤️. Happy Halloween 🎃 xx

25/10/2021

Hard to believe that this little boat full of ocean finds outside my studio creates so many conversations.

Today has again been about helping visitors to learn about Mermaid's Purses and recommending ocean UK destinations to visitors ❤️

Just love how my little happy place makes so many smile. I'm here from 12 to 5 pm every day if you're passing by xx

23/10/2021

Just another incredible studio day ❤️

Meet Ashoti, Jayden and Nandini who were on our gorgeous Swanage Beach today and found a Mermsid's Purse. Except they didn't know what they had found until they bumped into my little ocean studio ❤️

So happy my little display outside helped to catch their eye so that I could give them this leaflet from The Shark Trust - The Great Eggcase Hunt - so that they can learn more about them and record their sightings too ❤️. They were so chuffed to learn this 😊

Have a great weekend everyone xx

19/10/2021

Happy Tuesday everyone,

I'm so excited about new projects I headed to my little studio a day early to do some catching-up. It's just as well I did as I met a lovely couple from Wales who tried to find Bottlenose Dolphins out of Newquay recently.

It was sooooooo lovely chatting to them about the dolphins in Wales that we all were smiles and they fell in love with my Common Dolphin Print from Scotland taken exactly a year ago ❤️

All made with new metallic paper and mounted on card which they loved ❤️ xx

17/10/2021

"Follow the fish" my street signs say in Swanage winding through the heart of Swanage Town Centre😊

And so these lovely group of divers from Scuba Libre in Norfolk did, found me and so chuffed Kelly said that I was her favourite shop in Swanage 🥰

After long chats about Sea Shepherd who Emma volunteers for and arranges Beach Cleans, British Divers Marine Life Rescue who they all help and chats about their love for UK Diving and Nirusha's whale shark adventures in Mexico 🇲🇽 - it was safe to say that I was feeling super inspired that maybe I can inspire and help guests learn more about our oceans.

A huge thanks to Kelly, Emma and Nirusha for finding and inspiring me today and a huge congrats too to Nirusha for getting engaged underwater 🎉🎉🎉

How cool is that ❤️ xx

15/10/2021

"There she blows ❤️". Wow, wow and wow - I only had one chance to grab a shot at this gorgeous incredibly rare Fin Whale sighting and can't believe I got it - even with a wave riding common dolphin if you look super closely you'll see it's tiny fin to the right side at the end of the whale's mouth 😱

Fin Whales are the second largest whale species in the world growing up to 85 ft long/26 metres gulping an incredible 4,000 pounds of food (small fish, krill) a day and can live up to 90 years whizzing along as one of the fastest cetaceans at bursts of up to 29 miles per hour 😱

This one was the largest the skipper had EVER seen in the region, measuring a whopping 80 feet ❤️

They are frequently seen off the Scottish north coast, but more are being seen off the Cornish coast this year. Truly amazing and how humbled I feel to have seen it.

Have a lovely weekend everyone xx

14/10/2021

Just can't get enough of these guys, our beautiful Common Dolphins, seen in huge numbers with the cutest juveniles in tow ❤️

Here's a phone shot to share with you. It's unbelievable to find out that Cornwall is so rich in cetaceans with even Risso's Dolphins being spotted today.

I'll be back in the studio tomorrow and will upload more images and share more stories.

Hope you're all having a good day too xx

13/10/2021

Today was all about Minke Whales, huge groups of harbour porpoises, feeding gannets, seals and large groups of common dolphins coming to say hi ❤️

All topped off by another amazing view of St Michael's Mount to end the day.

Have a lovely evening xx

12/10/2021

Hi everyone,

Hope you're all ok. Yes you probably guessed that I've been super busy working on projects BUT I have managed to escape from studio and NHS life for a few days and guess what I saw today after a 4 am start and a loonnnggg drive ......

A huge 25 m/82 ft Fin Whale 😱

I will show you the images as soon as I can. I'm still in shock 😱 xx

30/09/2021

It's hard to believe that my love for photography started back in 1997 and finally I've managed to put together an updated portfolio of the highlights of my work over the years - the ocean mixed in with an electrical mix of Purbeck images. Still lots to do but at least it's a start ❤️

Feel free to have a browse, and if I can ever help you with your photography, just let me know.

Have a lovely day everyone xx

Welcome to my work, following a dream of learning about our oceans when in hospital on the end-of-life pathway. This website is made to hopefully inspire others with their own struggles, that there can be hope, and to also give hope to our oceans by educating others of the need to protect them.......