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Work Samples

Writing Samples

Below are a few of Ret's writing samples. Due to confidentiality agreements, Ret is unable to disclose most ghostwriting projects, P.R. material and crisis management work. If you are interested in these services and want to see samples, please contact Ret directly. To discuss any of Ret's work, comment in the RetTalbot.com discussion forums.

"Postcards from Hawaii" in CORAL Magazine. Jan / Feb 2011

Coral. Reaktion Books (London). 2011.

"Papua New Guinea; A New Frontier?" in CORAL Magazine. July / Aug 2010.

"PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish" in CORAL Magazine. May / June 2010.

"Import Report" with photography by Robert Fenner, Mark Martin and Kris Wray in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. October 2009.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saltwater Aquariums. Alpha (A member of Penquin Group Inc.). September 2009.

"The Alluring Acanthastrea - In the Realm of Aussie Lords and Royal Pretenders" in CORAL Magazine. Jul / Aug 2009.

"Paying Out More Than is Due" in Fly Fisherman. July 2009. Comment on "Paying Out More Than is Due".

"Ret Talbot Talks with Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley about the Supply Side of the Banngai Cardinalfish Debate" in CORAL Magazine. May / June 2009. Comment on article.

"All Herbivores are Not Created Equal" with Photography by Robert Fenner, David Bellwood, John O'Malley, A. Gonzales, & Jose Reyes. in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. May 2009.

"Import Report" with photography by Robert Fenner in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. February 2009.

"Import Report" with photography by Robert Fenner in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. January 2009.

"Import Report" with photography by Mark Martin in Tropical Fish Hobbyist. December 2008.

"Wyoming Range at Risk" with photography by Tom Reed in Fly Fisherman. July 2008

"Pioneering Amateurs" in Microcosm Aquarium Explorer. June 2008.

"Queen of the Green" Part one of a three part series published in in Blue Zoo News. June 2008

"Susquehanna Flats—A Winter’s Tale" with photography by John McMurray and artwork by Karen Talbot appearing this January in Fur-Fish-Game. January 2008

“President’s Executive Order Adds to Already Turbid Waters for Stripers” in Shallow Water Angler. December 2007

"Replacing AP; Do Its Ends and Means Still Live Up to the Ideal?" in Education Week. May 2007

"Trans-Texas Highway Threatens Texas’ Inshore Fisheries" in Shallow Water Angler. August/September 2005

"Fishing for Rights" for The Beliblog. June 2005

"A Good Week for the Fish" for The Beliblog. May 2005

"Never This Much Light in New York City"in Wheaton Quarterly. Winter 2001-2002

"Catch & Kill" in Fly Fisherman. May 2001

Advertising and Media Kit designed for The Outdoor Network. Summer 1999

"Twenty Years of Oldfields Magazine" for Oldfields School. Fall 1999

"I Love Wyoming" Letter from the Editor in Career Explorer. Nov/Dec 1998.

"Profile of Blue Magazine" for Career Explorer. May/June 1998

"Her Hands" in American Whitewater. May-June 1995

"The Best Crag in America" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Winter 1994

"A Dance in a Vertical World" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Summer 1994

"On Belay in the Gunks" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Spring 1994

"Hiking Up the Great Frozen Trail" in Outdoor Sports Magazine. Winter 1993

Blogs

Ret Talbot Live! Marine Crossroads: Where Science, Ecology & Hobby Meet presented by Microcosm Aquarium Explorer

SaltwaterSense presented by Saltwaterfish.com

Marine Aquarium Industry: A Strange Business? presented by The Reef Tank

Ret's Suite 101 Blog

Suite 101 Articles

Artwork

These are some samples from illustrators with whom Ret frequently collaborates. Please contact Ret if you are interested in commissioning artwork or purchasing original, unpublished artwork for an article, website or book-length project.

Richard King

Fly Fisher Folk by Rich King in Career Explorer Nov/Dec 1998.

Tidepools by Rich King in Career Explorer March/April 1999

Thumbs Up by Rich King in Career Explorer July/August 1998

Karen Talbot

Karen is a Laguna Beach, California-based artist aren is a mewho works in a variety of media, including pen and ink, watercolors and pastels. Her work has been published in books, national print publications and online. Karen is a member of ArtsOC and the Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC). You can see more of her work at www.KarenTalbotArt.com.

Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) by Karen Talbot in Fur-Fish-Game January 2008

Flasher Wrasses by Karen Talbot

Flasher Wrasses by Karen Talbot

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) with Clouser Fly by Karen Talbot

Clouser Minnow by Karen Talbot

Cherry by Karen Talbot

Cherry by Karen Talbot

Photography

These are some samples from photographers with whom Ret collaborates. Please contact Ret if you are interested in commissioning photography or purchasing original, unpublished photographs from one of these photgraphers for an article, website or book-length project.

John McMurray

In addition to being a great photographer, Captain John McMurray has a distinguished career in fisheries conservation. After serving in the US Coast Guard for four years as a small-boat coxswain and marine-fisheries law enforcement officer he became the first Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation Association New York. He is currently the Director of Grants Programs at the Norcross Wildlife Foundation in New York, which has distributed over $20 million in conservation grants since 1982. McMurray owns One More Cast Charters and serves as the Conservation Chair of the Professional Flyfishing and Light Tackle Guides Association. 

Tom Reed

 

 

 

 

   
     
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