POPPEIMAGES™

Has the aim to document a maximum of the Marine Life in the Philippines. During the expeditions of Guphil I, Guido & Philippe Poppe started photographing systematically all marine creatures. This resulted in a fast growing library of documented digital pictures which is obviously important for many people such as zoologists, museologists, divers, photographers, and others.

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Today, the database contains 45,806 online images. This is the result of 1,127 dives. These images have been selected out of an average of 183,224 underwater shots. It took an average of 2,615 hours underwater which corresponds to 71 full time working weeks below the surface. 2,254 tanks were filled.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Guido and Philippe take the opportunity here to thank the following people who all contributed to the realization of the images and the POPPEIMAGES™ website:

The Crew:

Reynaldo "Andol" Docil - Captain of Guphil I
- Always takes care of all the cameras, flashes and batteries before and after the dives.
Pedro Arong and Miguel "JR" Aying - Divemasters
- For their courage during the hundreds of dives, often in hard conditions, often at night.
Edgar Garbo and Pino Catalino - Crewman
- They have spend hundreds of hours in the annex boat of Guphil I waiting for the divers to come up.

The Programmers:

Antonio G. Comique, James Lloyd R. Atwil, and Rex S. Sacayan

Graphics Artist:

Dulce Rose P. Lada

Jocelyn N. Haincadto kept order in the whole database.

All the collaborators who treated and documented the images: Sheila Tagaro, Leonor Abad, Ida Kintanar, Eralyn Cuyos, Lourina Ursaiz, Katherine Anne Densing, Lilet Arcenal, Rocelin Avenido, Analyn Dahunan, Kristine Paredes, Lea Preglo, Jerlyn Sarino, and Julie Tabornal.