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Whale-watching boat with passengers filming a sperm whale surfacing in the ocean

Professional area

Because we believe that informing is also protecting, Espaço Talassa has, from the start, welcomed scientists, photographers, filmmakers and journalists from around the world.
For them, we have our own logistics at reduced rates, designed to make the most of stays that tend to be short.

Sea conditions, light, the species around and the kind of work all count when deciding whether, and when, to go out. As a professional, you choose the best moment to head out to sea.

Since 1999, audiovisual and research work with cetaceans in the Azores has required a permit. We help with the paperwork with the local authorities; it’s the least photogenic part of the project, but it has to be done.

If you are planning a project, please contact us for a personalized budget and organization plan.

Our Collaborators

Over the years, we have worked with, among many others:

Ricardo Antunes (Portugal), Anne Collet (France), Thomas Conlin (USA), Bernard Delemotte (France), François Gohier (France), Sergio Hanquet (Spain), David Hoffmann (Germany), Ralf Kiefner (Germany), Jens Kuhfs (Germany), Manuel Lazcano (Mexico), Jean Lemire (Canada), Shane Moore (USA), Doug Perrine (USA), Luís Quinta (Portugal), Jiri & Jana Reznicek (Czech Republic), Richard Sears (Canada), Douglas David Seifert (USA), Julia & Roland Seitre (France), José Serra (Portugal), Shiratori (Japan), Gérard Soury (France), Olivier Soury (France), Ron & Valerie Taylor (Australia), Doc White (USA), Maurizio Wurtz (Italy), Stephen Wong (Hong Kong), Takako Uno (Hong Kong), Thierry Secretan (France), Yves Paccalet (France), Jonathan Gordon (Scotland), Philip Hoare (England), Magnus Lundgren (Sweden), Alexander Goebels (Germany), Pascale d’Erm Gasselin (France), Jurgen Stumpfhaus (Germany), Christiane Broil-von Schwind (Germany), Paul Nicklen (Canada), Michael & Anastasia Valos (Australia), Cristina Mittermeier (Mexico)

Some of Our Media Partners

TV and Radio:
France 2, France 3, France 5, ARTE, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Discovery Channel, Canal+, RTP, SIC, TVE, ZDF, ORF, RTL, VOX, FRANCE INTER, Radio Comercial, and many others.

Magazines, Newspapers and Books:
National Geographic, GEO, Terre Sauvage, Atlantis, Grande Reportagem, Volta ao Mundo, Airone, Dive International, Tauchen, Scuba, Ocean Realm, Sport Divers Journal, Evasões, Público, Visão, Fórum Ambiente, Fit for Fun, ADAC, Donna Moderna, and many more international publications.

Institutions:
ECS (UK), MICS (Canada), Monaco Oceanographic Museum, SOS Grand Bleu (France), University of St Andrews (Scotland), University of Vienna (Austria), University of the Azores, University of Faro (Portugal), University of Genoa (Italy), University of Montpellier (France), GAREF (France), Wild Wonders of Europe, SeaLegacy (Canada), and Jules Verne Aventures (France).

Photo and Video Resources

To illustrate your work, it’s sometimes simpler and cheaper (pride aside) to turn to people who already know the Azores and have an image library.

Espaço Talassa recommends the following photographers and filmmakers who have worked closely with us over the years: