{"id":12,"date":"2020-02-25T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesnikitine.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-08-21T23:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:51:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jamesnikitine.com\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95ff25f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"95ff25f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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governments, NGOs, multilateral organizations, and UN agencies. As an experienced project developer and manager, he worked creating videos, documentaries, writing reports, organized events, and campaigns.<\/p><p><strong>Film<\/strong><\/p><p>James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of Exeter (2007) and learned\u00a0 filmmaking at the International Film School of Paris (2008). His work includes writing, producing and directing short and medium length films specifically about science and conservation issues.<\/p><p><strong>Professional Scuba Diver<\/strong><\/p><p>James has dived since he was age 8 in Corsica, where he pursued CMAS 1 star and 2-star certification. In 2011, he became a PADI Divemaster, and in 2015 a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. In 2017, he trained and acquired the INPP 2B certificate with the French National Institute for Professional Scuba-diving.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Personal<\/strong><\/p><p>James grew up on the shores of Lake L\u00e9man, near Geneva, Switzerland. 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