James Dorsey

James Dorsey

James Michael Dorsey is a writer, and photographer who has traveled extensively in 31 countries.

He is a frequent contributor to the Christian Science Monitor, and has had feature articles in Conde Nast Traveller, UK, California Wild, Sea Kayaker, Go World Travel and Wavelength magazines plus both the China and Alaska books of the Travelers’ Tales series and the Palisades Post Newspaper.

He is a volunteer photographer for the National Wildlife Federation and the International Cetacean Society. He is a former Vice President and current director of the Los Angeles Adventurer’s Club. He is a trained naturalist with the American Cetacean Society and guides whale trips in both California and Mexico. He has appeared on National Public Radio’s Weekend America program and frequently lectures about his travels and wildlife encounters.

Features:

Haida Tales  - "On the southern tip of a windswept archipelago sixty miles off the coast of mainland British Columbia, lie the remains of a great civilization. Tucked into a sheltered cove on the East Side of Anthony Island, the once thriving village of Ninstints (or Skuun Gwaii, or Sung Gwaii; there are many local spellings) is guarded by the last standing giants of the Haida Nation..." [Visit this Feature]

Monk with Parasol  - "[This photograph] was shot in Cambodia last year with a Canon Rebel, 6.5 megapixel digital camera..." [Visit this Feature]

The Whale's Gift  - "I heard the Orca long before seeing them. On the flat waters of the Johnstone Strait sound skims along like a stone. You can hear a blow miles away. In late August; salmon are in town and have set the upper echelons of the food chain in motion. Orca eat Salmon, and the Inside Passage is a twenty four-hour cafe. For those interested in whales, this is the place to be..." [Visit this Feature]

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