{"id":9628,"date":"2023-04-28T15:32:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanbornfoundation.org\/?page_id=9628"},"modified":"2024-10-11T08:08:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T08:08:04","slug":"ocean-born-patron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oceanbornfoundation.org\/ocean-born-patron\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Born Patron & Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
It all began in lockdown over a virtual meeting, when the Ocean Born Foundation was still just a project. Cristina listened to our vision of how to contribute to the plight of the ocean, gave us advice, and encouraged us to give it a shot. The following year Cristina invited Ocean Beer to be a part of SeaLegacy\u2019s Good Ocean community which is composed of passionate and proactive business owners unified by an ability and commitment to disrupt the retail industry and make steps towards systemic change in our consumer culture. One year later our relationship had deepened, and Cristina joined our Ocean Born family by becoming a patron.<\/p>
\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Cristina\u2019s journey has been impressive. Born in Mexico City, Cristina\u2019s inimitable body of work over the last 25 years includes being an award-winning photographer, marine biologist and conservationist. She graduated from the ITESM University with a degree in Biochemical Engineering in Marine Sciences and attended the Fine Art Photography program at the Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t She founded the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers to provide a platform for photographers working on environmental issues, and also founded SeaLegacy, a non-profit dedicated to protecting the ocean.<\/p> \u00a0<\/span><\/p> Cristina\u2019s relentless commitment stretches beyond being a patron for the Ocean Born Foundation. She is UN Ambassador to SDG 14 \u201cLife under water\u201d, member of the World Photographic Academy and a Sony Artisan of Imagery. Furthermore Cristina was recognised as one of the World\u2019s top 40 Most Influential Outdoor Photographers by Outdoor Magazine and was named one of National Geographic\u2019s 2018 Adventurers of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Our Ocean Born Ambassadors are the ultimate guardians of our planet. They feel a fierce urgency to save it and approach it with kindness and honesty.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Their work inspires us and we are honoured and excited they choose to work with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Marine Biologist, Wildlife Filmmaker & Founder of Women in Ocean Science.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Matt Porteous<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Tamsine Raine<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Co-founder of Ocean Culture Life. Multi Emmy and Bafta award winning c<\/span>inematographer and creative director.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tOcean Born Ambassadors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Managing Director and Co-founder of Lumi\u00e8re Collective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t