Welcome to Third Age Expeditions. Our mission is all about “off the beaten path” travel, scuba diving, exploration, photography, adventure travel experiences and lifestyle pursuits. We embrace the community of travelers around the globe who pursue adventure travel and wish to explore and live a life that’s a little less ordinary.
Behind The Lens
Jett & Kathryn Britnell behind the lens are professional underwater, wildlife and expedition photographers, internationally published writers and lecturers, explorers, scuba divers, shark advocates, book reviewers, marine conservationists and devil may care adventurers. They are global influencers in the fields of scuba diving, photography, travel, marine and wildlife conservation with more than 32,000+ social media followers.
Our publishing credits include, The Globe & Mail, British Columbia Magazine, Matador Network, Photo Comment, Alert Diver, Diver Magazine, Scuba & H2O Adventure, Sport Diver, Travel Thru History and numerous other outlets. Jett’s photography has graced the covers of magazines over 57 times. Along with travel writing, we have been guest lecturers at trade shows and have presented on such topics as exploration, conservation, destinations, photography seminars and workshops.
Our work as photojournalists has taken us to England, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Maldives, Fiji, Indonesia, Palau, Truk Lagoon, Ponape, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Cook Islands, Hawaii, Cozumel, Baja, Bonaire, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, The Philippines, Panama, Greece, Turkey, and Alaska to name a few.
Jett Britnell, FRCGS, FRGS, FI’16
Jett Britnell is a professional Underwater, Wildlife & Expedition Photographer, Explorer, internationally published Writer, Public Speaker and Scuba Diver whose images and editorial appears regularly in various print publications and online media worldwide. A staunch supporter of marine conservation and environmental education, he was among the first in the British Columbia to expound the need for preservation of the province’s marine life through his images, articles and presentations. Jett is credited for putting British Columbia’s undersea realm on the world stage, and has contributed to the province’s marine environment being ranked as one of the richest and most diverse ecosystems in the world.
A Fellow of the prestigious Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a Fellow of the in the world renowned and exclusive Explorers Club, a Fellow of the famed Royal Geographical Society in London. Jett is also a member of the esteemed Ocean Artists Society, a unique alliance of the world’s top marine life artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, and writers. The list of members includes people such as Wyland, Bob Talbot, Ron & Valerie Taylor and Dr. Sylvia Earle. He co-authors with Kathryn a monthly adventure & exploration column for Luxe Beat Magazine under the banner Third Age Expeditions, and is a featured photographer of The Ocean Agency, an ocean conservation non-profit, and also a consultant to Elephanatics, an elephant advocacy organization based in Vancouver whose mission is to assist global elephant conservation efforts by educating Canadians about issues of ivory poaching, habitat loss, and the continued exploitation of elephants by humans, and to connect Canadians directly with elephant conservation partners in Africa and Asia.
Jett is a Nikon Professional Services Member and a nationally accredited past member of the Professional Photographers of Canada (Underwater & Editorial & Travel Illustration), Professional Writers of Canada and British Columbia Association of Travel Writers and the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association.
Certifications & Licensing
- Highly experienced cold water diver (drysuit) with extensive tropical diving experience, PADI Rescue Diver & I.A.N.T.D. Nitrox Certified
- Wilderness & Bear Awareness (BIS Training Solutions)
- Sharks! Global Biodiversity, Biology, and Conservation Certificate (The University of Queensland, Australia
- Transport Canada Pleasure Craft Operator Card (familiar with operating Zodiacs)
- Canadian Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) for both Restricted & Unrestricted Firearms.
Kathryn Britnell, FRCGS, FRGS
Kathryn is a Fellow in the world renowned and exclusive Explorers Club, a Fellow in the prestigious Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a Fellow in the famed Royal Geographical Society in London, an internationally published writer & photographer, underwater model, girly girl, reef angel, JTZ GRL (her car license plate), kitchen lawyer, former teen model, Queen of the Brine, “wife extraordinaire”, stiletto shoe aficionado, ocean temptress, medicine woman, lecturer, photographer, chefette, siren of the sea, mermaid & tea sommelier. The first published photo of her working as an underwater model appeared December 22, 2010 in PhotographyBB Magazine. Certainly a notable achievement as she was only certified as a scuba diver three weeks earlier in the Philippines on November 30, 2010! Kathryn has experienced exhilarating encounters with tiger sharks, whale sharks, sea turtles, sea lions, and several species of venomous lionfish in the Philippines, splashing into zero degree centigrade iceberg infested waters in Alaska and has explored the ocean’s depths after dark.
Among her many talents, Kathryn possesses decades of experience with respect to insurance and risk management, including the expertise to manage the risk exposures on expeditions, eco-tourism businesses and ocean-based operations. Kathryn is a former member of the British Columbia Association of Travel Writers and the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association.
Certifications & Licensing
Cold water diver (drysuit) with tropical diving experience, PADI Nitrox Certified.
Canadian Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) for both Restricted & Unrestricted Firearms.