Many on the Weddell seal research field team are accomplished photographers and videographers, and contribute imaging to the project science and outreach efforts.  Darren Roberts is not only an imager, but also a gifted music composer and musician.  Darren's Nature and Noise blog melds together his diverse interests in wildlife, science, visual arts, and music.

Darren has worked as a biological
research and field technician for numerous projects, including studies
of monk seals, crocodiles, odontocetes, turtles, and fish, and has also provided field support for the
Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems on tests
aimed at lunar and martian exploration.  He has been part of the Weddell seal population study research field team since 2011.

– Mary Lynn Price