Clarifications to Our September Wetpixel Story: Undercurrent 10/2023

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After publishing our September article on Wetpixel, "Is Wetpixel Breaking Bad?" the owner, Adam Hanlon, emailed us requesting certain corrections. We asked him for permission to reprint his communication in its entirety so that our subscribers could review his comments on the article, but he refused to permit us to republish any portion of his email or letter. So, we take this opportunity to note certain clarifications to our piece and hereby correct any error or misunderstanding.

If we gave the impression that Hanlon was the first to organize trips under the Wetpixel banner, we take this opportunity to clarify that Hanlon was not the first to organize trips under the Wetpixel banner, as Wetpixel offered trips before he was involved.

Shortly after the article was posted in the September issue (it was for subscribers only and not the general public), the Damai's owner, Alberto Reija, said in a post on Alex Mustard's FaceBook page and in an email to Undercurrent:

"There must have been some little misunderstanding somehow. Adam did pay for a large part of the trip on Damai, although not completely. He failed to pay a part of it and also to pay the money he has collected from his guests and intended for tips for the crew.

"Also we did not mention anything to the guests, we did not want them to feel bad about it, and we still hoped that Adam would recover from his conditions and eventually pay what he had collected, as he did pay a little bit after the trip had already concluded.

"Unfortunately he did stop replying to our different attempts to contact way too soon.

"We did not say anything to our guests at the time of the trip, and only did so very recently. First wanted to give Adam a chance. We all go through good and less-good times; in times of difficulties, we should be able to face our industry friends and explain what is happening and commit to do better when the right time arrives. We are unhappy he did not fulfill his financial commitment,; we are disappointed about the fact he apparently decided not to reply our attempts."...

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