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As an environmentalist, Lynn is committed to making a difference on this planet through her images and lectures. One of the founders of the International Marinelife Alliance (IMA) in 1985, Lynn serves on the Board of Directors. Lynn was honored to receive the 1994 SEASPACE / PADI Environmental Awareness Award which recognizes outstanding effort in the cause of marine conservation and education "for her continuing efforts promoting reef preservation in the Philippines and around the world." She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Philippine Aquatic and Marinelife Conservationists' Association, Inc. (PAMARCON) for "her outstanding contributions on behalf of the conservation and preservation of the marine environment of the Philippines." She is an expert on diving in the Philippine Islands spending 2 months every year since 1976 diving 250 islands. She was a special consultant to the John G. Shedd Aquarium for the 15,000 square. ft. building. addition, "Wild Reef" featuring Apo Island, Philippines, which opened in 2003. She leads several dive trips a year to the Philippines. She was also a special consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on Shells and Ocean Planet, 1995. She served as the photographer on the research project - Shiraho Coral Reef & the Proposed New lshigaki Island Airport, Japan, with a review of the status of the coral reefs of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, prepared by the International Marinelife Alliance Canada for Species Survival Commission and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Switzerland, which saved Shiraho's 600 year old blue coral reef from becoming an airport. It was the first environmental research study to stop a Japanese project. |
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Lynn Funkhouser was inducted into the inaugural Women Divers Hall of Fame. She is an internationally published photographer, author, lecturer, environmentalist, adventuress, and leader in dive travel. She specializes in underwater, nature, travel, and environmental images.
Lynn's dramatic photos have been published in calendars, ads, and major magazines, notably in "Audubon," "Animals," "Action Asia," "International Wildlife," "Time," "Newsweek" and "National Geographic" Publications, etc. She also has exhibited her work in many galleries .