Ando Shah: Aquatic Virtual Reality Co-Founder

Posted by in Manta Rays, Podcast, Scuba Diving, Technology, Water, Whales

Podcast Episode #65

Ando is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ballast Technologies, the world’s first aquatic virtual reality company. Inspired by his love for the ocean and his desire to increase empathy, Ando is applying his skills in developing technologies to help connect humans with the ocean in a fully immersive experience. In this episode we discuss Ando’s childhood in India that included an extreme fear of water, a profound experience diving with whales in Mozambique, his views on the true value of virtual reality, and so much more.

Learn more about Ballast Technologies by visiting their website www.ballastvr.com, visit Ando’s personal website www.ando.xyz to learn more about the multitude of projects he’s worked on, and follow him on Instagram @andoshah.

Chris Cilfone: Award winning ocean filmmaker

Posted by in Podcast, Videography, Whales

Podcast Episode #1

Chris is an award winning ocean film maker, founder of Be Blue, and a whale naturalist currently living in Hawaii. His film “One Voice” won Best Short Film in the 2015 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. Chris is an inspiration in using what you have to create positive change for the oceans. With only a GoPro and a custom made rigging, he was able to create a moving film that has been recognized internationally.

Watch Chris’s award winning ocean conservation film “One Voice” and follow Be Blue on Facebook and Instagram!