your messages back to back made me LOL. i sort of fell into this work by chance- i have a family member who was a deckhand, so he told me about the programs i could take to work on ships. i'd never seen a big ship in person before, but as soon as i learned about how big they are i was immediately obsessed with them. large machinery like mining, forest harvesting, and milling equipment have always fascinated and awed me. before i did this work, i liked to watch shows about ships and to look at photos of them, especially wreckage. oddly though, i've never really been interested in the titanic at all though; maybe i'm just too much of a snob to like the same things as everyone else. cheers, thanks for the laughs

oops, i didnt realise i had messages to approve. i did my schooling on and off from 2023 until 2026, taking courses and studying to challenge examinations on my own. there are about 16 different courses, and some you have to take and others only require an exam with the government. courses usually run for about 2 weeks - 8 weeks and focus on one subject, like stability/construction (which is what i wrote most about). i have no experience or background in 'seafaring' but i've been working on big passenger ships since 2019 and acquired 'sea service' which is basically experience in the field which is used towards achieving a higher license. it's nice that there was an option to balance work and school, because i just personally couldn't handle taking a 4-year 'ship's cadet' program as cool as that experience would be. life on the ship is different and there is a lot of 'time dialation' because life at work stays mostly the same day-to-day, but back home and ashore so much can change. the shipboard experience varies greatly depending on the sector (passenger, fishing, cargo transport, etc), ship, and company. i'm grateful because i have a very easy and peaceful life onboard, but my shifts are long (12 hours) and night shifts are hard at times. our captains are generally very nice and professional, and they rotate around so we don't always have the same person. we don't see much of them because out captains only come up to dock the ship or if we have a reason to wake them up, like an emergency or something abnormal comes up. they have a horrible sleeping schedule. the age and trope where captains would yell and scream at their crew has generally come to pass as corporate structure takes over the industry, which has it's positives and negatives. sorry to get back to you so late, but i hope work on your own site has gone well since writing. cheers,

back when i was really into one piece, i managed to get the url 'sanji' because i really liked him. so now it fills me with a lot of nostalgia to think of one piece i love that opening!!! appreciate the kindness and well wishes

LOVE U MUCHLY dear friend of mine

thanks for reaching out! They are just the raw images as they are captured on my phone camera. I've never looked much into photo editing and framing but it's something that I would like to put more thought and care towards in the future to elevate the experience. For me, I've always felt odd about editing the photos because my shipping photography is more about archival and journalling than for art, so I value more the 'authenticity' of the raw image and the value of the memories that it generates for me. But now that you mention it, I think that as you are right and it would be more valuable from a perspective of sharing the experience and sense of natural beauty with others if I could put the time into editing it to appear as close to it does in person. Because all my photos are an extension of my memories, they generate a powerful mood in me- but now you've made me think "how do others feel when they see my memories like this?" and I think that it's something I would like to explore more. Thank you for the feedback! I love your work and the way that your vision comes together on your own site. I find you to be very inspiring in many ways and I'm always happy to see what you come up with next. Cheers.

aww thank you for checking out the site and reaching out! i do actually get seasick, usually when i've been off work for a while. everyone gets seasick, it's just a matter of when because it depends on a ships stability and construction in tandem with the weather conditions. it's something that your body gets used to eventually, but what helps me feel better is to pick a spot outside to focus on (usually the horizon) and to get a bit of fresh air. we don't have them in canada, but the motion sickness medication "bonine" works really well (i have some rationed in my work bag for when the weather gets really awful) but like all motion sickness medications it can cause intense drowsiness for some people. i've never had any luck with the motion sickness wristbands either, so i would personally avoid those. hope it helps! ^_^