Ocean Breath Movement
Save a Manta Ray by purchasing an Ocean Breath Collection Print by Natalie Karpushenko
Ocean Breath Movement
Save a Manta Ray by purchasing an Ocean Breath Collection Prints by Natalie Karpushenko
Get to know how you can save Manta population from extinction
UNCOVER THE VISUAL JOURNEY OF MANTA SERIES LIMITED PRINTs
Receive a special gift upon PRINT purchase to support MANTA RaY
Hi! If we haven’t met yet, I’m Natalie
Being an environmentalist – is a lifestyle. It’s a choice made up of everyday habits.
We are all environmentalists at our core– there’s no person in the world who doesn’t love and appreciate nature. But many of us are disconnected from it. We forget where we all came from and that “planet ocean” is our true home.
My goal is to bring that awareness to as many people as I can. To show that with little steps, we can create big changes in the world and make it a better place.
Following my mission I’m meeting wonderful people who opened their hearts to the ocean. And that’s how this journey, to save the Mantas with Giulia and Bianca, began. We met diving in freezing waters with strong currents to capture Manta’s before the rainy season brings the pollution. We decided to create art together and invite you on this journey with us.
Join us and let’s Take action steps towards safer environments for MANTA RAYS
Manta Rays are very special animals for me. They’re Aliens, they are flying in a beautiful underwater galaxy and when you connect to them – you feel like you are somewhere in the space.
– Natalie
I feel incredibly close to this animal more than any other. I can perceive them and introduce myself into their world as if I were part of it. Their beauty hypnotizes me and their movements give me calm and balance, when I watch them swim it’s as if time stops. They look like aliens of the seas and when I swim with them I feel on another planet, happy and light, free from all my thoughts...
— Giulia
I felt even deeper connection to the Ocean and life itself. Watching them move, swimming around us, so gentle, peaceful and calm amazed me in a way that I will remember for the rest of my life. Like a movie in my head. To see their beauty and be able to be so close is a gift. I felt happy, fully present, blessed, free. Marine life must be protected, we must assure that.
— Bianca
Following our INTENTION to help manta rays, we came across
Marine Megafauna Foundation
dedicated ocean ambassadors, working in marine megafauna hotspots around the world to save ocean giants from extinction.
Marine Megafauna Foundation has ocean-friendly digital adoptions certificates that support their pioneering Global Manta-Ray Conservation Program.
Recent Achievements
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● Identified that there were two (and possibly three) manta ray species, not one.
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● Led the global conservation assessment of manta rays that recognized both manta species as threatened worldwide on the IUCN Red List.
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● Led the successful effort to get manta rays protected within the 126 signatory countries to the United Nations Convention on Migratory Species.
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● Built national capacity for manta ray conservation and research in the developing world.
Ways to Participate:
Order prints FROM OCEAN BREATH COLLECTION INCLUDING NATURE AND MANTA SERIES
AND Receive Manta-Ray adoption certificate upon purchase TO SAVE THESE CREATURES FROM extinction
NATURE SERIES
MANTA SERIES
OR purchase the adoption certificate directly FROM Marine MEGAFAUNA foundation
SHARE YOUR MANTA NAME TO natalie.karpushenko.art@gmail.com AND RECEIVE digital photos OF Manta’s with a free USAGE license.
