Season’s Greetings
Happy (humpback) holidays everyone
Heading to Palau
I'm heading to Palau to have another go with the massive spawning aggregations of bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) and Lutjanus bohar red snapper
Facts Matter
Thoughts on the ethics of being a nature photographer. A rant on the topic of lying in photo captions.
Visit to Hokkaido
A few photographs from my first visit to Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan. I didn't go diving (I'm not that crazy!). Photos of Blue Pond, Japanese deer, waterfalls, Japanese crayfish
Pondering Parasites
Fascinating trivia about whale lice and barnacles that make their homes on gray whales and humpback whales
Print Proof Presents
I have three proof prints for sale, of images that I prepared for my collection of humpback whale limited-edition fine art prints
A Little About Light
Two photographs of humpback whales engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait, Alaska, that illustrate the importance of light for photography
Latin Language Lapse
Richard David, a teacher of Latin, kindly wrote to me to correct my Latin mistake
Sperm Whale Bones and Scrimshaw
Photographs of three vertebrae sections from a sperm whale that washed ashore in Tonga and also of beautiful modern scrimshaw on sperm whale teeth
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2013 | Part 5
My final summary post about encounters with humpback whales in Vava'u, Tonga during the 2013 season, with humpback whale calves, heat runs, injuries from orcas and other information.
Humpback Whale Singer
Photograph and audio recording of humpback whale singers. Vava'u, Tonga 2013.
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2013 | Part 4
Photographs and stories from encounters with humpback whales in Vava'u, Tonga and a stay at Reef Resort Vava'u