Heading Back to Tonga
I'm heading to the Kingdom of Tonga to photograph humpback whales. This will be my 13th season.
Whale Poop-ed
Photographs of humpback whale and sperm whale feces, illustrating the important role of whales in ecosystem balance posited by Joe Roman research paper Whales as Ecosystem Engineers
Update: Humpback Whale Super Mommy
Documentation of a prolific humpback whale female in Tonga with six calves over a 15-year period, thanks to Claudia Jocher
Smiling Sperm Whale
Close-up portrait of an adult female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
What A Fluke!
Photograph of the distinctive fluke of a female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with her calf playing below. Kingdom of Tonga.
The Right Stuff
Beautiful wood carving of a right whale, hand-done by a master craftsman in Ogasawara, Japan
46-foot Blow-up Doll
Traveling exhibit of the whaleship Charles W. Morgan, restored by Mystic Seaport. An inflatable 46ft sperm whale is part of the exhibit.
Me At Work: Kannoura
Snapshot of me in a thick wetsuit, getting ready to dive into cold water to look for mating bamboo sharks
Underwater Photography Presentation
Presentation for Canon Singapore's EOS World community about underwater photography on 5 June 2014
Humpback Whale Super Mommy!
Documenting a female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calves in five different years in Vava'u, Tonga.
Talk At Kannoura Elementary School
My experience giving a talk about whales for the kids of Kannoura Elementary School in Kochi-ken, Shikoku, Japan
Juvenile Glasseye
Photograph of a juvenile blotched bigeye or glasseye (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus) from blackwater diving in Palau.