Uncanny nights in winter.
Bizarre creatures come up to the coast.
Sharing a millenial concert,
where everybody has a part to play.

En invierno las noches son misteriosas.
Extravagantes criaturas se acercan a la costa.
Partícipes de un concierto milenario,
donde todos son imprescindibles.

Preview of the documentary "Isora, story of a pod of pilot whales," in which it is narrated the life of a pod of pilot whales living in Canary Islands, as well as their space and the residents sharing that space. It is financed by the Canarian Foundation Mapfre Guanarteme and produced by Aquawork Productions, and it will be presented at the end of 2012.

Avance del documental “Isora, historia de una manada de calderones”, que relata la vida de una manada de calderones residentes en las islas Canarias, de su espacio y de los habitantes que comparten ese espacio. Financiado por la Fundación Canaria Mapfre Guanarteme y realizado por Aquawork producciones, que se presentará a finales del 2012.

In itself an oasis, within this desolate ocean desert, the Canary Island archipelago is a privileged natural setting and a first-rate marine-life observatory.

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Avance del documental “Isora, historia de una manada de calderones”, que relata la vida de una manada de calderones residentes en las islas Canarias, de su espacio y de los habitantes que comparten ese espacio. Financiado por la Fundación Canaria Mapfre Guanarteme y realizado por Aquawork producciones, que se presentará a finales del 2012.

ISORA es la matriarca de uno de los grupos de calderones tropicales que residen y utilizan la costa oriental de la isla de Tenerife. Este sector de mar se haya al resguardo de los vientos alisios, dando lugar a aguas encalmadas la mayor parte del año.

Pese a su tamaño y apariencia, el calderón tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus), es un delfín emparentado con las orcas. Los machos pueden alcanzar una longitud de 5 m, un metro más que las hembras, pero pesan el doble. Viven en grupos estrechamente emparentados y la mayoría de sus miembros permanecen juntos de por vida.

Fotografía submarina: Rafa Herrero Massieu
Fotografía exteriores: Rafa Herrero Massieu y Pedro Felipe Acosta
Música: Christian Johansen

English:

Preview of the documentary "Isora, story of a pod of pilot whales," in which it is narrated the life of a pod of pilot whales living in Canary Islands, as well as their space and the residents sharing that space. It is financed by the Canarian Foundation Mapfre Guanarteme and produced by Aquawork Productions, and it will be presented at the end of 2012.

Isora is the matriarch of one of the pods of tropical pilot whales living in the Eastern coast of the island of Tenerife. This area of the sea is sheltered from trade wind, and this cause the sea to become calm for the most part of the year.

Despite of its size and shape, the tropical pilot whale (Globicephala Macrorhynchus), is a dolphin related to killer whales. Males can reach five metres long, one metre more than females, but they weigh twice as heavy. They live in closely related pods and most of their members live together for life.

Submarine photography: Rafa Herrero Massieu
Location photography: Rafa Herrero Massieu and Pedro Felipe Acosta
Music: Christian Johansen

FOTOS: TEO LUCAS

Dedicated to all those who love the sea

"There are other worlds, but they are all in this one"
Paul Èluard 1895-1952
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Dedicado a todos aquellos que aman el mar

"Hay otros mundos, pero están dentro de este"
Paul Èluard 1895-1952
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Fotografía y edición Rafa Herrero Massieu
Música Laomedeia Sao "Himno a Eridu"

Una selección de imágenes submarinas rodadas durante el 2011 por todas las Islas.

A selection of underwater images filmed during the 2011 for all the Canary Islands.

Black coral forests can be made out in the dim light of the deep, giving life to rocks, centenarian colonies opened to manna carried by the sea.

Hidden by tonnes of sea, they form a singular submarine scenery where a weightless silence flows, settling on their branches.

Filmed between 60 and 90 meters deep on the island of El Hierro in June of 2011, Canary Islands.

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