“AT ESCAMBRÓN BEACH, just outside Puerto Rico’s capital city of San Juan, the ocean froths and rocks in the wind. Dark green algal blooms roil through the waves like great, tangled clouds. The sky above is clouded too, heavy and close. It’s hurricane season, and the chilly Atlantic gushes up to meet us on the beach as we gear up to dive, backs laden with weighted scuba equipment. We’re a motley crew of trainee divers, awkward and clumsy in our new gear. The divemaster signals to descend as it starts to rain, and we plunge through the choppy waves into the depths of the bay.”

I led and co-designed this campaign with independent journalism platform 9Millones to raise $4K and educate the public about coral reef conservation through community-based storytelling featuring marine scientists. Full story here.