Just back from Yap

Yap's Outer Is...

A Diving Guide to M...

By TIM ROCK

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I am just back from some amazing manta dives in Yap. Will post photos soon. Manta Ray Hotel was looking good and Mnuw pub was great fun.

I showed the dive staff this new Outer Islands of Yap diving guide and got some input and proper spelling. This book is being done for the Yap Visitor's Bureau.
Also, we had some manta visits in Miil Channel. There were 3-5 rays a day cleaning. The males were trying to get shiggy with the females as this is that time of year, but they didn't seem interested in anything but a nice cleaning. Sorry guys.
Here are a couple of shots.






Also, there was one NEW Manta! I am lobbying for it to be named Rocky!
And the Manta Ray Taro Leaf spa is now open and its a wonderful spot. There are three massage tables and masseuses so there is never any waiting.
Yap is great.

New Book on Ogasawara, Japan

Ogasawara

Into the Bonin Blue

By TIM ROCK

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We've got a new book with lots of Bonin Island scenery and plenty of dolphins. Its a beautiful place.

Blurb Bookstore!!!

We now have a BLURB online book store where you can order nearly a dozen titles.

Find books on Palau, Yap, Guam, Micronesia, Tonga, Bimini, Ogasawara (Japan), Yap's Outer Islands, Africa's east coast above and below South Africa and Mozambique, Tim's Islands Worldwide compilation and many more.

http://www.blurb.com/user/store/timrock

This brings all the photo books into one spot.



Enjoy - Tim

Tonga Book ready

OK, Now we have Tonga as well. Whales and lots of pretty scenery! We have both color and BW images in the book and lots of Mom/Calf and Heat Runs (above and below).

Tonga

Kingdom of the Whales

By TIM ROCK

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The Dark Continent!!

Amazing Africa

Big Sharks and Big ...

By TIM ROCK

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After a week or so of going through many of my Africa files, I was able to find a pretty broad range of images from down in the Cape in South Africa to some more recent tips to Mozambique and Kruger National Park. The result is a book of my favorite shots taken over the years. Some are film scans and other digital but they tell the story of seeing this contient's amazing eastern coast.
This book visits the dangerous and the beautiful through the lens of internationally published photojournalist Tim Rock.
This visual books deals with the eastern Africa coastal areas starting far south in and around the southern Cape where great white sharks ply the cool waters. It takes the viewer up the coast visiting the temperate and sub-tropical waters of South Africa. The book takes a look at Zulu life, the big (and small) game of South Africa's famous Hluhluwe and Kruger National Parks and then moves into Mozambique. This country has a huge coastline that is largely undeveloped and prime marine habtitat for migrating right and humpback whales, whale sharks and two species of manta rays as well as a variety of Indian Ocean fish and invertebrate species.
The book contains 240 pages with 337 photos of the amazing scenery, wildlife and marine life in South Africa and Mozambique. Each is in full color and photos are captioned and animals and marine life have identification. They have been gleaned from a number of trips to this once rarely-visited part of the world. Enjoy the photography and the beauty found along the Dark Continent's east coast. It's a special part of the world.

- Tim

Tim Rock: Member Ocean Artists Society

I was asked by Wyland to join the Ocean Artists Society. This unique group combines all artistic disciplines under one roof, er... group. They have some great ideas. Here is what we promote:

The Ocean Artist Society was created to foster an appreciation
and develop continued interest in the ocean arts.

Our Mission:
Artists united for the oceans.

Our Vision:
Using ocean art to inspire people around the world to a greater awareness
of our need to protect and preserve our natural world.

Our Theme
Art that celebrates the beauty of the sea - both above and below.

Our Values
As artists of the sea it is our responsibility to protect what we love
by sharing the beauty of the oceans with others.

http://www.oceanartistssociety.org

INDO in Print!!!

INDO, Land & Sea

280 Pages, 400+ Ima...

By TIM ROCK

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After going to Indonesia so many times, I thought it was time for a book. So I whittled my shots down to about 2000 covering everything from Sorong to Bali. From that we have "INDO: Land and Sea", a compilation of 428 shots of the people of Indonesia, the marine life and reefs and the land from the rice paddies to the wilds of Komodo and FakFak. I have been blessed to have some great trips and putting them all into one compilation was great fun and brought back wonderful memories. I hope to be back for more soon.

Also, there's a new one on Bimini, a 160-page book on Micronesia and an updated Guam version.
Check them here: