-7 Common Dolphins are seen riding the bow, in the reflection of The National Geographic Quest. One of my favorite parts about working on ships was the countless interactions we would have with dolphins, who would come from far and wide to ride the bow of the ship, as it would push them along as they effortlessly glided along with us.
Pacific Ocean, San Diego California
-One of the most intimate Whale encounters Ive ever had. A female Humpback Whale breached repeatedly for almost an hour, in some of the best conditions a photographer could ever dream of, just off the bow of the ship!
Southeast Alaska
-Shooting fast moving wildlife from a zodiac boat in the water is always a major challenge, especially in the rough waters and strong currents of the Inian Islands of Alaska, where the Steller sea lions gather in impressive numbers to fish the rich waters here. Out of hundreds, if not thousands of attempts to shoot sea lions from moving boats, I finally got lucky, and captured the shot I had always wanted
Inian Islands Alaska
-A lone Humpback Whale on its way north to Alaska on the inside passage of British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada
-A young Common Dolphin jumps alongside its parents as part of a “superpod” of hundreds, if not thousands of other dolphins
Baja California, Mexico
A Gray Whale pokes its head above the surface to have a look around, in what is called, “spy hopping”
Baja California, Mexico
-An “absolute unit” of a Steller Sea Lion as he basks in some Alaskan sunlight
Southeast Alaska
A Harbor Seal rests on a chunk of glacier ice in Southeast Alaska
Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
-Two elusive orcas captured nicely within a billion droplets of water
Southeast Alaska
-The mist of water vapor from the spout, combined with refracted sunlight, creates a beautiful rainbow as seen with this perfectly timed bow riding dolphin.
Baja California Sur, Mexico
-A Humpback Whale breaching and putting on a show just north of Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico
San Jose Del Cabo, BCS Mexico
-2 California sea lions pop up simultaneously to check each other out
Baja California, Mexico
-In Southeast Alaska, fishermen often dump their salmon carcasses just before returning to the harbor, creating an all out feeding frenzy for the steller sea lions who anxiously await an easy meal.
Petersburg, Alaska
-A very intimate and personal encounter I had in one of my last days ever working in Alaska. A mother Humpback whale was playing with her young calf, breaching and splashing together, repeatedly for over an hour. This all happened right off the bow of the ship, and there was no cropping in the post processing of this photo
Southeast Alaska
-3 Gray whales make their way from their birthing grounds in Baja California Mexico, all the way up to Alaska in one the longest migrations of any mammal. 10-14 thousand miles round trip. I photographed this family of 3 off the coast of Southern California
Dana Point, California
A California Sea Lion playfully splashes around
Baja California Sur, Mexico
An adorable harbor seal with eyes that will melt your heart
Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
-A Sea Otter hangs out and floats at the top of a rich kelp forest
Inian Islands, Alaska