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Underwater photographer, Wolcott Henry was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) at its annual leadership awards dinner held on 7 June in Washington, DC. He was presented with the award in recognition for his many contributions to ocean awareness and conservation, his efforts to start the marine funders workgroup and his founding of the Marine Photobank. The latter provides high quality visual images for use by non-profit organizations in over 100 counties to show the impact people are having on the oceans.