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Holy Chant at Kauai’s Sacred Spot, Hawai’i – II; By The TAI

Celebrate, Photo of the Month, The TAI

By © The TAI

Tiger Espere giving holy chant at Kauai’s sacred spot, a photographic composition by TAI.

Image originally published on March 1, 2011.

In celebration of Coastal Care’s 10 years Anniversary, we are republishing an acclaimed selection of the most popular Photo Of the Month contributions.

More Photos of the Month

The Two Men, Mogador, Morocco © 2014 Julien Drach. This photograph is part of a series inspired by Italian neorealism entitled “from Naples to Mogador" and was presented in 2014 by the European House of Photography in Paris during Photo Month.

The Two Men – Mogador, Morocco (2014) by Julien Drach

"Vanité" Series by 1011 highlights the climate crisis and fragility of life as average global temperatures rise. Upper row: Hydrangea at +2.8º C, finished piece process images; Lower row: Buttercup at 1.5º C, finished piece and process images (colored pencils and pencil highlight) 2022, Adagp © 1011, used with permission.

The “Vanité” Series by 1011

West Papua, Indonesia from the air: Mangrove forests are a natural fortification against storm surges (© Planet Labs PBC, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Medium).

West Papua, Indonesia from the Air – Planet Labs PBC

Warming Stripes: A representation of annual global temperatures from 1850 - 2022. Using color alone in a minimalist style climate scientist Ed Hawkins was able to intuitively convey global warming trends to the general public. The graphic has inspired many diverse applications around the world and is a powerful reminder of our climate crisis. (Ed Hawkins, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, using Data from Berkeley Earth, NOAA, UK Met Office, MeteoSwiss, DWD, SMHI, UoR & ZAMG, CC BY 4.0 via https://showyourstripes.info/).

Warming Stripes – Ed Hawkins

"Death Star" Diatom © 2021 Steve Mandel. These diatoms are from the ocean around Antarctica. The largest is Coscinodiscus bouvet. The stick-like spines that radiate out from the center of the diatom are Corethon pennatum. This slide was collected as part of an effort by two Ph.D. students, Allison Cusick and Martina Mascioni, who run the FjordPhyto program at Scripps Institute.

“Death Star” Diatom – Steve Mandel

Anacapa Island – Will Adler

spending long hot days in the Maldives is equal parts intense as it is stunning. when the sun rises at 5am and sets at 9pm, the heat kills you and even the ocean is not refreshing to swim in. at high noon, when the heat surpasses 35c and everyone hides in the shade, i find the colors to be most vibrant: the rich blues of the sea, the blinding white sand, and the lush green jungle of the islands... it takes my breath away. i love photographing there, but i won't lie... it can be more intense than idyllic.

Morgan Maassen

"I have been lucky enough to be going out to the Channel Islands since I was a teenager. The islands are one of my favorite places to be. They are the closest you can get to seeing what Southern California would be like with out development" - Will Adler

Santa Cruz Island – Will Adler

Lure of the Spiral: Jim Denevan, Ocean Beach (photo by dotpolka CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

Interview | American artist Jim Denevan on his ephemeral earthworks – The Art Newspaper

Tony Plant’s Beach Art, Filmed By Ruarri Joseph