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It is always interesting to see the evolution of a passion — how
geographic and inspirational hurdles are overcome and a career
is achieved in spite of rather than because of. I had that thought
as I listened to Brandon Cole, one of the world’s premier marine-
wildlife photographers, describe his childhood, for there was very
little in his early life to suggest the path he would embark upon.
As the son of an electrical engineer who worked assignments all over the world,
Cole moved around nonstop through Europe and Asia during his childhood. Among
all the changes, it was the ubiquitous access to the television adventures of Jacques
Cousteau that kept him grounded, if dreams of the life aquatic can be considered
a grounding force. He didn’t know how or when, but he knew his destiny was
preordained: He would do something of significance in, on or related to the ocean.
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