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This is a segment about what is by far the most incredible cave I have ever seen: the Crystal Cave on Abaco, Bahamas. I was incredibly honored to have Brian Kakuk as my cave instructor and guide into this magnificent place. I hope our segment does it a tiny bit of justice. It's a really hard...

Hey Cave Divers, I produce a program called Jonathan Bird's Blue World which airs on PBS and AWE Network (cable). As part of season 5 we shot a segment about me getting cave certified (sidemount) in Abaco with Brian Kakuk. The segment was released today on YouTube if anyone is interested...

I am selling my Ikelite/Fathom/Sony FX-7 rig (without the Ninja external recorder seen in one of the pictures). I have no idea what it's worth. It shoots amazing, professional video. It was one of two main camera systems used to produce seasons 3 and 4 of Jonathan Bird's Blue World. The FX-7 was...

Hey Gang, I thought some of you might be interested in reading about diving at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA where they train astronauts. It's the largest swimming pool in the world. Our blog has a few pics. The place is amazing. The Blue World Team films at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at...

Hey Everyone, If you are fans of underwater photography, you might get a kick out of this 18 minute interview with David Doubilet. Best, Jonathan

We are very excited to announce that yesterday the Blue World team received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Magazine Feature/Segment! Details and pics on the Blue Blog!:D Jonathan Bird's Blue World: JBBW takes home the Emmy! Jonathan

Hi Everyone, We are working on pre-production for some segments for my PBS program Jonathan Bird's Blue World in Seattle. I would like to know if there is any one place that has the highest probability to see sixgills? Is there a best time of the year? I heard something about a dive near the...

Hi Everyone, We are working on pre-production for some segments for my PBS program Jonathan Bird's Blue World in Seattle. I would like to know if there is any one place that has the highest probability to see sixgills? Is there a best time of the year? I heard something about a dive near the...

Here in the Blue World we are thrilled to announce the partnership with our first corporate underwriter: Ian's Natural Foods of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Ian's Natural Foods makes healthy, kid-friendly food. My kids love their stuff and our freezer is full of it, which is why we approached...

Jonathan Bird Productions is pleased to announce that its latest film, Secrets of the Reef, will be shown at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, March 15th at 2:15 PM as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capitol. Secrets of...

Hi Everyone, I am in search of a couple Mexico segments to shoot, and I have been curious about the "cave of the sleeping sharks" featured in Nat Geo Mag back in the '60s by Jacques Cousteau and Eugenie Clark. I have heard that the sharks are rarely there, not there, or only there at the right...

Hi Everyone, I am proud to announce that my educational underwater program Jonathan Bird's Blue World has started airing on public television in the USA. The program began as a TV pilot but didn't get picked up by a network, so we took it to the internet where it gained a lot of...