Personal Perspectives

Chasing a Basking Shark

It was a hot and sunny day, with barely a whiff of breeze. I boarded a boat in...

Personal Perspectives

Following the Akule

While swimming off of the big island of Hawaii in Kealakekua Bay, I saw what first...

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Shooting the Waves: Tips from a Surf Photographer

A great surf photograph appears loose and improvised, like the waves and surfers it...

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December in Malibu

Shooting seascapes often involves hiking on very delicate rock formations near...

Personal Perspectives

Break On Through

I took this shot at Pfeiffer Beach, my favorite beach in my home state of...

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Underwater Parks in 3-D

As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body...

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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...

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Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

As an assignment photographer, I sometimes feel as though I am living in a vacuum,...

Personal Perspectives

Behind the Photo: The Primal Ocean

A few years ago, I was in New Zealand photographing a story about the value of...

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Making Science Sing: The Longest Time (Coral Triangle Edition)

How do you make science sing? Just ask a couple of female scientists to sing about...

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Patience is a Virtue

As an underwater photographer, time in the field is the most valuable thing I can...

Personal Perspectives

Life in the Field

To a photographer, all that matters is the image, the picture that results when the...