Humpback whale Photo Judith Scott

‘My Life With Whales’ by Judith Scott

‘My Life With Whales’ is an eye-catching title to a talk to be given by Judith Scott at All Saints Church in the Old Town on Friday 18 March 2022 starting at 7.30pm. HOT’s Zelly Restorick connected with Judith to find out more about her experiences with these magnificent manifestations of life.

Judith Scott with a grey whale

“I work as a whale watching guide in Iceland and Antarctica”, explains Judith. “I have also recently been working in South Africa, Norway and Mexico with whales, so I have done a lot of whale watching – including working with humpback, orca, sperm and blue amongst other species!

“I first fell in love with whales as a child and wanted to work with them since then. I don’t know why they have always fascinated me, but they continue to do so, even though I have now been on thousands of trips with them. So this is what my talk is about: ‘My Life with Whales’ – using my photos as illustration. I have also recently been working on a ship in Antarctica, so this will also form part of the talk.”

Photo Judith Scott

Baby grey whale in Mexico Photo Judith Scott

It’s free to get into the talk, although the church is asking for donations to cover the cost of heating, etc. No need to book.

Judith was brought up here in Hastings and her parents still live in town, which is why she is here, in between jobs. She flies back to Iceland on Sunday for the summer season of whale watching.

Orca surfacing Photo Judith Scott

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