Close up of David Doubilet underwater, with his trademark full face mask and corrective lenses. David was shooting macro behind some coral branches when this shot was taken. The glare is from his slave strobe, which was automatically triggered when the photographer snapped this shot.

David Doubilet is a participant in the Contributing Photographers-in-Residence program of the National Geographic Society.

Contributing Photographers-in-Residence have produced extraordinary images during their decades of assignments for the National Geographic Society, images that capture the wonders of our planet, in addition to documenting critical issues that we confront in our daily lives. Their work is representative of the outstanding body of photography that has become the trademark of the National Geographic Society.

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, a multidisciplinary team of conservationists, photojournalists, and new media specialists documented and explored the Belizean Barrier Reef Reserve System. Representatives from EarthWild International, University of California (Berkeley), Nationalgeographic.com, Belize Audubon, and the Wildlife Conservation Society examined universal challenges to conservation and sustainable development and celebrated successes in the preservation of our common natural heritage.

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