Jackie Hildering

Jackie is a cold-water diver, underwater photographer, humpback whale researcher, and co-founder of the Marine Education and Research Society, living and learning in the Territories of the Kwak̕wala-speaking People in northeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Her photography is motivated by a drive to raise awareness about life in the cold, dark northeast Pacific Ocean and to illuminate its fragility, beauty, and mystery. She goes by “The Marine Detective,” a name that reflects an intention of humility — sharing what is learned in the hope that it leads to greater knowledge, appreciation, and positive action for the Ocean, to which we are all connected and upon which our health depends.