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  • Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    Oceanic Whitetip and Pilotfish 16x24
  • A large male Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. This species is one of the few truly pelagic sharks, rarely coming within sight of land. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. Filename: 2008july01owts121
    Oceanic Whitetip
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, easily identified by its long, paddle-shaped pectoral and dorsal fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    Ocean Nomad 12x18
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts174.tif
  • This Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts082.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, and diver. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts179.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past photographer in open ocean.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts041.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts163.tif
  • This Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts019.tif
  • This Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts074.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is easily identified by its distinctive paddle-shaped dorsal and pectoral fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts74.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owt008.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, among the few truly pelagic sharks. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    30june08owts13.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is one of the few truly pelagic sharks, rarely coming within sight of land. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts54.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is easily identified by its distinctive paddle-shaped dorsal and pectoral fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts174.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, approaching several underwater photographers.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts130.tif
  • A trio of Oceanic White-tip sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus, meander among underwater photographers as they investigate a scent trail created by crates of fish parts, suspended on a line from the surface.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts124.tif
  • Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past underwater photographer over deep water. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts070.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, among the few truly pelagic sharks. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts132-2.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus, among the few truly pelagic shark species.    Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts156.tif
  • Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past underwater photographer over deep water. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts098.tif
  • Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris, Cabo San Lucas, Pacific Ocean
    20091127cabo139.tif
  • A Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, investigates a pair of underwater photographers in open water.  Silkies, along with Blues and Oceanic White-tips, are among the few truly pelagic sharks. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts053CP.tif
  • A videographer enjoys a rare encounter with a most unusual fish, a young Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola.  Found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas, these odd creatures are the largest of all bony fish, reaching lengths of 3m. and weights of 2000 kg.  San Diego, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    mola2LM-2.tif
  • A videographer enjoys a rare encounter with a most unusual fish, a young Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola.  Found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas, these odd creatures are the largest of all bony fish, reaching lengths of 3m. and weights of 2000 kg.  San Diego, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    mola2tif
  • This brilliant little fish, a Bluebanded Goby, Gobio bonito, is a commonly encountered inhabitant of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, including central California, Baja and the Gulf of California. Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    goby42LM.tif
  • Freckled frogfish, Antennarius coccineus, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191031_PNG_0110.tif
  • The dorsal fin of a Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, slices through  a glassy ocean surface. Long Beach, California, Pacific Ocean
    20130527SeaWatch-0057.tif
  • This distinctive silhouette belongs to the heaviest of all bony fish, an Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR22mola110CP.tif
  • painted anglerfish, Antennarius pictus, perched among sponges and algae. Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190620_Philippines_0026.tif
  • This exposed and infrequently-dived site is Southeast Pinnacle, with Ball's Pyramid in the distance. Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacidic Ocean
    20171213_LordHowe_0111.tif
  • Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest sea stack, with Lord Howe Island visible in the distance. Pacific Ocean, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacidic Ocean
    20171213_LordHowe_0086.tif
  • A pair of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascend to breathe.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190909_Moorea_0015.tif
  • Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. In this case a mother and calf surface to breathe, accompanied by an adult male escort.  When the calf is several months old it will follow its mother away from the warm, sheltered waters of the tropics and swim thousands of miles to summer feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean. Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback Trio 20 x 30
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0030.tif
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0026.tif
  • Bubble Shell, Hydatina physis, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191029_PNG_0180.tif
  • A Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae,  ascends to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0034.tif
  • A pair of vibrant soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., cling to a vertical wall. Mount Mutiny, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20181008_Fiji_0172.tif
  • Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. In this case a mother and calf surface to breathe as an adult male, serving as escort, descends.  When the calf is several months old it will follow its mother away from the warm, sheltered waters of the tropics and swim thousands of miles to summer feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean. Tonga; Pacific Ocean
    30SEP08humpbk350.tif
  • A videographer enjoys a rare encounter with a most unusual fish, a young Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola.  Found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas, these odd creatures are the largest of all bony fish, reaching lengths of 3m. and weights of 2000 kg.  San Diego, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    mola1.tif
  • California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Sutil Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180826_Vision_0037.tif
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0051.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, makes a very close approach. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0427.tif
  • This wary beauty, a Flame Hawkfish, Neocirrhitus armatus, rarely emerges from its hiding place among coral branches. Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20181011_Fiji_0094.tif
  • A pair of Nurse Sharks,  Ginglymostoma cirratum, display notable differences in coloration. Bimini, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    20170314_Bimini_0079.tif
  • Juvenile Treefish, Sebastes serriceps, Catalina Island, Channel Islands, Califorina, Pacific Ocean
    20180829_Vision_0022.tif
  • A pair of Orange Anemonefish, Amphiprion sandaracinos, snuggle among tentacles of their host anemone. Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120628_philippines_0043.tif
  • Warm, clear waters meet white sand beaches at Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120620_philippines_0133.tif
  • A trio of bannerfish and various other schooling fish gather on a steep dropoff, accented by a crinoid and colorful Dendronepthya soft coral. Apo Reef, Sulu Sea, Philippiines, Pacific Ocean
    20110126_Philippines_0053.tif
  • Catamaran sailboat and inflatable dinghy at uninhabited island, Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140922_tonga_0065.tif
  • Over-under view of an idyllic beach at Teaupa island, Kotu group, Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0314screenres.jpg
  • A Black Jack, Caranx lugubris, patrols past thriving soft corals and a barrel sponge at Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, Indian Ocean
    20160301_andamans_0084.tif
  • Blue Shark, Prianace glauca, Long Beach, California, Pacific Ocean
    20130526BlueShark-0028.tif
  • Female Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, in the process of giving birth. The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180511_Socorro2_0213-2-3.tif
  • Female Half-banded Angelfish, Genicanthus semicinctus, Ball's Pyramid, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171214_LordHowe_0028.tif
  • Squat Lobster, Galathea sp., living among branches of a sea pen. Alor, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
    20140425_alor_0174.tif
  • White-tip Reef Sharks, Triaenodon obesus, snuggle on a narrow ledge. Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20150324_Socorro_0016.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    Ascent 16 x 24
  • Growing to lengths of 10 feet and wieghts of 5000 pounds, the odd-looking Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, is the heaviest of all bony fish. Banda Sea, Indonesia
    2009APR22mola123PHOTSHELTER.tif
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0057.tif
  • This colorful nudibranch, Trinchesia sp. or Tenellia sp., is normally found feeding on hydroids.  Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190620_Philippines_0188.tif
  • Typically brilliant reef scenery for Fiji, Dendronepthya and Chironepthya soft corals and gorgonians perch on a steep slope.  Vatu-i-ra, Koro Sea, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20181013_Fiji_0120.tif
  • Colorful Chironepthya soft coral cover Rainbow Wall at Mount Mutiny, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacifc Ocean
    20151019_fiji_0008.tif
  • Scythe butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20180828_Vision_0031.tif
  • California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, Sutil Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20180826_Vision_0029.tif
  • Rajan the Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, retired from the logging industry, cavorts in shallow water at Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India, Indian Ocean
    Rajan 20 x 30
  • Rarely seen by divers, a Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus, cruises over a coral plateau while being serviced by cleaner fish. Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120620_philippines_0100.tif
  • A Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila, snuggles in the arms of its host. Borocay, Sulu Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110130_Philippines_0001.tif
  • Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, hiding in a clam shell. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110117_Philippines_0048.tif
  • Striped Snapping Shrimp Synalpheus striatus, surrounded by  arms of its host crinoid.  Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110117_Philippines_0030.tif
  • Muddy Argonaut, a.k.a. Paper Nautilus, Argonauta hians, grasping a jellyfish. Like the small butterfish, the Argonaut uses the jelly to shield it from predators. Argonauts are not true nautiluses, but rather a group of open-ocean octopuses.  Only the females produce the delicately beautiful shell, which is actually an egg case.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    argojf1_D800.tif
  • Batavia spadefish, Platax batavianus, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    bat36.tif
  • Yelllowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180513_Socorro2_0006.tif
  • Giant Manta, Manta birostris, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180511_Socorro2_0234.tif
  • Sicklefin Devilray, Mobula tarapacana, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180410_Socorro_0021.tif
  • Rarely seen elsewhere, the beautiful Ballina Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus ballinae, is relatively common at Ball's Pyramid, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171214_LordHowe_0003.tif
  • Lagoon Beach, looking south towards Mounts Lidgbird and Gower. Lord Howe Island, Australia, Tasman Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20171209_LordHowe_0428.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170918_Moorea_0060.tif
  • Humpback Whale mother and calf , Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe, dwarfing a snorkeling photographer. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_28.tif
  • A Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, rests on a coral-covered substrate. Komodo Marine National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170731_Komodo_0109.tif
  • Super macro view of a Polyclad Flatworm, Thysanozoon nigropapillosum, showing pseudotentacles, where sensory cells are concentrated. Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    20160824_Solomons_0154.tif
  • Red Pelagic Crab or Tuna Crab, Pleuroncodes planipes, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20151120_california_0040.tif
  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, glides past a submerged volcanic pinnacle at San Benidicto, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20150326_Socorro_0082.tif
  • Spawing aggregation of Marbled Grouper, Epinephalus polyphekadion at Tetamanu, Fakarava,  Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20140706_fakarava_0019.tif
  • Spawing aggregation of Marbled Grouper, Epinephalus polyphekadion at Tetamanu, Fakarava,  Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20140706_fakarava_0015-2-2.tif
  • A Freckled Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, perches on hard coral. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121016_fiji_0014.tif
  • Catamaran sailboat and inflatable dinghy at uninhabited island, Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140922_tonga_0065.jpg_screenres
  • Blue Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, putting on a brilliant display.  Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190617_Philippines_0050.tif
  • Hawk Anthias, Serranocirrhitus latus, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20151019_fiji_0041.tif
  • A female Tomato Anemonefish, Amphiprion frenatus, snuggles among tentacles of its host sea anemone. Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120622_philippines_0126.tif
  • Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus Albacares, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180410_Socorro_0105.tif
  • A Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, cruises over a coral-covered substrate. Komodo Marine National Park, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170731_Komodo_0123.tif
  • Unusual yellow variation of Cortez Sea Chub, Kyphosus elegans; normal coloration is silver-gray. Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20170410_Socorro_0183.tif
  • A Giant Manta, Manta birostris, hovers while being cleaned by Clarion Angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis. Cabo Pierce, Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20170409_Socorro_0087.tif
  • Flame Angelfish, Centropyge loricula, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    20160904_Solomons_0099.tif
  • Stalked tunicate,  Clavelina detorta, Morovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    20160903_Solomons_0122.tif
  • Divers explore the famous Leru Cut, which only receives direct sunlight for a brief time each day. Leru Cut, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    20160831_Solomons-305.tif
  • California Sea Lions , Zalophus californianus, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean, USA
    20150819_conception_0065.tif
  • A strikingly colored Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, uses specialized arms to walk across the seafloor. Dauin, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120626_philippines_0207.tif
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