BRITNELL, Jett
Canada
Last updated: January 25, 2020 at 15:01 pm
Photographer; writer; marine journalist; public speaker; marine conservationist; Jett’s photography has graced the covers of magazines 55 times; member of the Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia; member of the Ocean Artists Society; Regional Director BC/Yukon for the Canadian Chapter of the Explorers Club.
Fellow (Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2017)
Fellow International (Explorers Club, 2016)
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