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  • Rarely seen by divers, a pod of False Killer Whales, Pseudorca crassidens, swims in tight formation. One individual seems to have paused momentarily to eye the photographer as its companions continue on their way. These swift predators reach 18 ft. in length, hunt in packs, and feed on large pelagic gamefish like tuna, wahoo, and sailfish. Similan Islands Marine National Park; Thailand; Andaman Sea
    mmfkw2BW.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, a pod of False Killer Whales, Pseudorca crassidens, swims in tight formation. One individual seems to have paused momentarily to eye the photographer as its companions continue on their way. These swift predators reach 18 ft. in length, hunt in packs, and feed on large pelagic gamefish like tuna, wahoo, and sailfish. Similan Islands Marine National Park; Thailand; Andaman Sea
    mmfkw2CP.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
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_4.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0273.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, relaxing at the surface. Male escort barely visible in the distance. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0282.tif
  • A pair of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascend to breathe.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190909_Moorea_0015.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0071.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_43.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0080.tif
  • Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying their propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0115.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_46.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 pair of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, cavort near the surface. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20180916_Moorea_0152.tif
  • A pair of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, cavort near the surface. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20180916_Moorea_0115.tif
  • A pair of young adult Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, viewed from above. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170919_Moorea_0028.tif
  • Playful and curious, a baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    01OCT08humpbk125.tif
  • Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
    20211108_Magdalena_0140.tif
  • Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
    20211108_Magdalena_0107-2.tif
  • Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
    20211108_Magdalena_0201.tif
  • The unmistakable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus. Reaching over 40 feet in length, whale sharks are the largest of all fish, yet are gentle filter feeders, straining plankton and small fish from the water with their gill rakers. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    PortfolioPairReefscapeWS107.jpg
  • Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
    20211108_Magdalena_0100.tif
  • The unmistakable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus. Reaching over 40 feet in length, whale sharks are the largest of all fish, yet are gentle filter feeders, straining plankton and small fish from the water with their gill rakers. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    Whale Shark Dream 20 x 30
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises among schooling fusiliers. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws27B&W.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • A trio of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, visits a bagan where fishermen offer it small fish. Kwatisore, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130901_cenderawasi_0181.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding at the surface. Kwatisore, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    Whale Shark Feeding 20x30
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • A baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, cruises just below the surface. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0031.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by sharksuckers and juvenile jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws26norm_Adj-v2.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, resting at the surface in the clear, tropical waters of Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0415.tif
  • A baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, cruises just below the surface. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0031-2-2-2.tif
  • Playful and energetic, a baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    01OCT08humpbk183CP.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, makes a very close approach. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0427.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, makes a very close approach. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0078.tif
  • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying its propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0051.tif
  • A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, approaches a snorkeler at the surface. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0042.tif
  • A Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae,  ascends to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0034.tif
  • Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
    20211108_Magdalena_0185.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195LM-2.tif
  • Critically endangered Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by a school of cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Gulf of Thailand
    Whale Shark and Cobia School 12 x 24
  • A Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises above schooling fusiliers. Whale Sharks are harmless filter-feeders; growing to lengths of 40 ft. or more, they are the largest of all fish. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws51CP.tif
  • A juvenile Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surfaces to breathe.   Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0323.tif
  • An  curious Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, banks towards the photographer (not pictured) for a closer look. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    ws118norm.tif
  • A sub-adult Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics near the surface. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20180916_Moorea_0154.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170918_Moorea_0060.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    Ascent 16 x 24
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, surfaces to breathe.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_80.tif
  • Humpback Whale mother and calf , Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe, dwarfing a snorkeling photographer. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_28.tif
  • Largest of all fish, the Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, can exceed 40 feet in length. This individual sports a beard of hitchiking sharksuckers, Echeneis naucrates.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ws19BW.tif
  • This mother and calf humpback whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, appear unusually tolerent of a free diving videographer's close approach. Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    28SEP08humpbk215-2-2-2.tif
  • A young adult Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, hovers in a head-down position. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170919_Moorea_0160.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170918_Moorea_0054.tif
  • A Humpback Whale mother and calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascend to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170914_Moorea_0035.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, resting at mid-depth. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_60.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, surfaces to breathe, closely followed by its mother. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_37.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascending for a breath.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_14.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascending for a breath.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_1.tif
  • A playful Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeanglae, makes a close pass. Ha'pai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140920_tonga_0043.tif
  • An adult Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, rises toward the surface to breathe. Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    01OCT08humpbk235.tif
  • A snorkler experiences the thrill of a lifetime, swimming next to a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    wsd30.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, frolics at the surface.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170918_Moorea_0017.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by Black Jacks, Caranx lugubris. The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos Archipelago, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
    20180511_Socorro2_0221.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf surfaces to breathe as its mother hovers in mid-water, dwarfing a snorkeling photographer. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_26-2.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf ascends to breathe as its mother hovers in mid-water. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_23.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by remoras and juvenile jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand. filename: ws26
    ws26.tif
  • The unmistakable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, passes overhead. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ws50.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, are accompanied by an adult male escort. Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    30SEP08humpbk280.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, surfaces to breathe, closely followed by its mother. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20170913_Moorea_36.tif
  • Humpback Whale mother and calf, Megaptera novaeanglae, cruising near the surface. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140917_tonga_0189.tif
  • Damai crew Simon and Andrena watch as a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, visits a bagan where fishermen offer it small fish. Kwatisore, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130901_cenderawasi_0222.tif
  • A baby Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, stays close to its mother in mid-water. Ha'apai, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    20140918_tonga_0027.tif
  • A mother Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, keeps a watchful eye on her calf.  Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    30SEP08humpbk130.tif
  • A pair of Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, feeding at the surface. Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130814_cenderawasih_0048.tif
  • A Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, opens wide to feed on plankton, jellies and small fish as huge volumes of water pass through its gill rakers, which act like strainers.  Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws48CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by remoras and juvenile jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws18CP.tif
  • A Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, swims amidst a swirling mass of Big-Eye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus. Hin Muang, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ws21B&W.tif
  • The unmistakeable silhouette of a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, often the first view a diver gets while looking up from the bottom. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws131CP.tif
  • A diver experiences the thrill of a lifetime, swimming next to the world's largest fish, a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    wsd42CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by small cobia, Rachycentron canadum, Remoras, Echeneis naucrates, and small jacks. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws124CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by several small cobia, Rachycentron canadum, and Remoras, Echeneis naucrates. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws123CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding at the surface. Kwatisore, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20130816_cenderawasi_0322.tif
  • A young Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises just below the surface.  Koh Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws24CP.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, accompanied by a school of small cobia, Rachycentron canadum. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
    ws13CP.tif
  • A underwater videographer gazes upward at a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    wsd76CPIX.tif
  • 20170913_Moorea_53.tif