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April 13, 2019
Celebrating Les Bleus in France
Taken with Sony alpha A600 and fixed lens. Basic editing in google photo.
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April 12, 2019
Wandering Eye in Madagascar
While traveling in Madagascar, I discovered my iPhone actually worked better for close-ups of some of the island’s smaller wildlife. While going through my pictures, I used flickr to make the image slightly brighter.
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April 11, 2019
Is it on your Scuba Diving Bucket List? Niver picks Palau
Thank you to MIC and Emma Sarran Webster for including me in their article,“6 vacation destinations to add to your Scuba Diving Bucket List!”
Blue Corner, Palau
Palau in general is considered one of the best dive spots in the world, with stunning clear waters and an abundance of wildlife — much of which is protected thanks to the 2015 creation of a massive marine sanctuary. But perhaps the best-known dive site is the Blue Corner, where reef walls are home to a vast variety of wildlife, including sharks, barracudas and more. The currents can be pretty strong at the Blue Corner, so it’s best for experienced divers; and, as noted by PADI, divers typically anchor themselves to (dead parts of) the reef so the current doesn’t take over. Lisa Niver, founder of We Said Go Travel, did just that. “The divemaster hooked us into the reef, and we literally hung in the current like kites as sharks and other underwater creatures swam by us,” she said. “It was magical.”
Where has Lisa been diving? All over our planet!
See some of her dive videos underwater in
Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba, Bonaire:
Read Lisa’s articles about scuba diving:
Diving with BullSharks: https://scubadiverlife.com/visit-sharkschool-playa-del-carmen/
Swimming with Jellyfish: https://scubadiverlife.com/safe-swim-jellyfish/
Luxury Magazine about Bonaire: https://wesaidgotravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Luxury-Magazine-Bonaire-Spring-2017-Niver.jpg from this Spring issue: http://www.luxurymagazine.com/issue/spring2017
Delta Sky Magazine about Fabien Cousteau: http://fabiencousteau.com/wp-content/uploads/Press/2017_Delta_Sky_Mag/FC_PRESS_0417_DeltaSkyMagazine.pdf
Is Scuba Diving in Bonaire Bucket-List Worthy?
We Said Go Travel: https://wesaidgotravel.com/bonaire/ with 11 videos
Jewish Journal : Is Scuba Diving in Bonaire Bucket-List Worthy
Lisa scuba diving in Cuba at Gardens of the QueenLisa Ellen Niver, M.A. Education, is a television host, travel journalist as well as a passionate artist, educator and writer who has explored 101 countries, 6 continents and sailed on cruise ships for seven years on the high seas and backpacked for three years in Asia. She is the founder of We Said Go Travel which was read in 212 countries in 2018 and named #3 on the top 1000 Travel Blogs. Find her talking travel at KTLA TV and in her We Said Go Travel videos with over 900,000 views on her YouTube channel. She has hosted Facebook Live for USA Today 10best, is verified on both Twitter and Facebook, has over 140,000 followers across social media and ran fifteen travel competitions publishing over 2500 writers and photographers from 75 countries.
She has been a finalist for five Southern California Journalism Awards in the past two years and won an award for her Jewish Journal article. Niver has written for AARP, American Airways, Delta Sky, En Route (Air Canada), Hemispheres (United Airlines), Jewish Journal, Luxury Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Myanmar Times, National Geographic, POPSUGAR, Robb Report, Saturday Evening Post, Scuba Diver Life, Sierra Club, Ski Utah, Smithsonian, Trivago, USA Today 10best, Wharton Magazine and Yahoo. She is writing a book, “Brave Rebel: 50 Adventures Before 50,” about her most recent travels and challenges. Look for her underwater SCUBA diving, in her art studio making ceramics or helping people find their next dream trip.
Lisa Niver scuba diving with Bull Sharks at SharkSchool
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Calm Night on the Promenade, Manhattan, USA
This is from the Brooklyn side of NYC looking at Manhattan. I was standing on the promenade when I thought the water looked pretty. I took the photo around 9 pm in the fall of 2019. I used my Canon EOS M10 and didn’t alter the image.
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April 10, 2019
Colors – United States of America
I took this this photo using my iPhone 6s. No photo shops or whatsoever s
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April 9, 2019
Sitting on the Dock – Jamaica
Photo was taken with a Samung S8. then filtered with Photodirectory
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April 8, 2019
Voodoo Mask in New Orleans, United States
I took this picture with a Canon Rebel using a standard lens and autofocus with no flash.
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#LiveUnfiltered: Social Media is not the Enemy
Thank you to Carmen Rios and Ms. Magazine
for publishing my article for Galentine’s Day!
“Unfiltered: Why Jessica Abo’s Book is the Perfect Galentine’s Day Pick“
2/13/2019 by LISA NIVER
“Social media is not the enemy,” Jessica Abo said at a recent gathering of Jewish women in Los Angeles. “Loneliness is the enemy.” In that moment, I sat up straighter in my chair.
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As women today celebrate friendship for “Galentine’s Day,” our social media feeds are undoubtedly full of picture-perfect couples and love stories—and Abo’s calls to action to all of us to stop perpetuating the social media cycle of “compare and despair” and make room to “care less about what everyone else is doing and more about what’s good in [our own] life” is as timely as ever.
Lisa Niver and Jessica Abo
Abo’s book Unfiltered: How To Be As Happy As You Look On Social Media, is a confessional and a revelation. “No one tells you staying positive is a mental exercise that should be classified as a marathon with its own medal,” she writes. “Have you ever noticed how quickly one negative thought can turn into a million? … The next thing you know, you’re on the express train to Negative City with no stops in sight.”
In Unfiltered, Abo opens up to readers about her career as an anchor, her experiences in philanthropy and her own quest to find love and offers worksheets and practical exercises to nudge us along on a journey toward fulfillment and happiness. Whether reader’s take Abo up on her advice to use the notokapp.com or partner with a friend to reach their goals; get inspired by her examples from Teachers Righting History, DreamJobbing.com or TED talks; her book will ultimately make you seek out the best next step for yourself.
One of my own a-ha moments came when Abo discussed her faith. When we met, she explained that she made sure a Menorah was included on the Five-Day forecast during Chanukah while she worked at one broadcast station. “He always had ghosts for Halloween, Santa for Christmas,” she said, “and I wanted to make sure Chanukah would be represented, too.” That small gesture led to a small shift in my own life: I have made an effort since our meeting to post about Shabbat each Friday. If I am in Los Angeles, I attend Shabbat services at temple, but it was not something I ever thought to mention on social media. Abo helped me realize how important it is for girls to see Jewish women in the media, and as adventurers and wanderers.
Abo’s perspective on rejection is also ripe for inspiration. “Sometimes being rejected from something good,” she writes in Unfiltered, “is directing you to something better.” I remembered then how disappointed I was last summer when I wasn’t selected for a three-month project on the East Coast—and that I was later invited on two bucket-list trips, which led to several great story opportunities, and which would eventually take me to the graces of Jane Goodall, Jean Michel Cousteau and Seth Godin. What I was available for by being rejected was much better for me. “Do your own thing on your own terms,” Abo urges readers. “It doesn’t matter how long it takes to get there. Just keep going.”
I often think that my own advancement—and progress for our culture-at-large—is taking too long, but we all have no idea what the “right” amount of time really is. Abo’s focus on happiness, resilience and empathy also collides with my own work and my own passions. I support the #SeeHer project to lift up women in the media and entertainment and The Female Quotient’s Gender Equity Measurement tool is helping to increase the number of women in advertisements, and Abo’s mission to inspire other people to embrace life’s messy moments and share more of them resonates with them.
“I launched #LiveUnfiltered as a way for people to join this movement,” she explained. “I would love to see more people post their real, unedited moments. Those are what remind all of us that we’re human and enable us to create more meaningful connections online and in real life.”
One mantra guides Abo and the readers through tales of her hopes, disappointments and successes: “We’re all a work in progress.” If you need a boost of you can do it, you need to buy yourself a copy of this book.
“Whenever you feel lost, remember this is temporary,” she writes. “Whenever you make a mistake, allow yourself to be upset but don’t let this setback consume you for too long. Whenever someone posts about their awesome office view, team, project or product remember you can have that sense of work pride too. Whenever you find yourself in a different place form your friends, remind yourself that outgrowing certain dynamics is part of growing up and life is not a race. Whenever you’re on the edge of breaking up with dating and everyone around you is getting engaged, married and having kids, stay in your lane. Whenever life crushes you with bad news or a new reality, honor your feelings. Whenever you see someone doing something inspiring, think about what keeps you up at night and look into what you can do around that issue.”
Unfiltered feels like a good talk with the one friend who can shake you out of a rut and get you back on track. This Galentine’s Day, I can’t think of a better book club read.
Read my article on Ms. Magazine
“Unfiltered: Why Jessica Abo’s Book is the Perfect Galentine’s Day Pick“
TAGGED: BOOK REVIEW, BOOKS, SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS, VALENTINE’S DAY
Thank you @MsMagazine @carmenriosss for publishing my @article @jessicaabo #Unfiltered https://t.co/B5uAmAAbpa
Thank you @JFedLA for the live #book talk #event
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— Lisa Niver
Thank you @JFedLA for the #Pritzker 2018 Event with @JessicaAbo & Julie B. Platt about #philanthropy #entrepreneurship and #Jewish identity.
“#Socialmedia not the #enemy. #Loneliness is the enemy”#LIVEUnfiltered #JFedLA #JFedLAimpact #JFedLAwomen#jewishfederationla @jfedla pic.twitter.com/ym3NMM2SwE
— Lisa Niver
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April 7, 2019
On the Edge, France
Dji Mavic Pro, overlooking Mt Blanc. Standing on the last ridge before summiting Mt Buet.
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April 6, 2019
Caballito de Totora surf culture in Peru
Sony a6000 mirrorless camera with a 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 Lens. Post production in Lightroom.
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