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First Record of Humpback Whale in Sri Lanka
Humpback Whale Song
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September
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Excellent Chinese Restaurant in Tonga
July
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Smiling Sperm Whale
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Humpback Whale Super Mommy!
May
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I Love The Nightlife
April
New Prints: Lionfish and Squirrelfish
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March
Squirrel With A Habit
Quiet Reflection
Another Presentation in Colombo
February
Moray Eels in Japan
Humpback Whales Feeding in Winter
Beautiful Animals of Hokkaido
January
Happy Year of the (Sea)Horse
Palau: Spawning Aggregations and Black Water Diving
Me At Work: Palau Edition
Jack and His Mommy
Lost and Found
Happy New Year
2013
December
Looking Back on 2013
Season’s Greetings
November
Heading to Palau
Facts Matter
Visit to Hokkaido
Pondering Parasites
October
Print Proof Presents
A Little About Light
Latin Language Lapse
Sperm Whale Bones and Scrimshaw
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Humpback Whale Singer
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September
Otto the Dog at Mounu Island
Humpback Whale Feeding in Tonga
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Shark Fins Drying in the Wind
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August
Sunset and the Milky Way
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Blue Whale Ship Strike Report
Tonga Bound
Nantucket Magazine and Radio Interview
Research Paper About Ribbon Eels
Skunked in the Arctic
July
Heading North
Bye Bye Nantucket
Meeting Graham Hawkes
Equipment Note: Nauticam D800 Housing
Interview: Commercial Photo (Japanese)
June
Heading to Nantucket
Blog Birthday
Watch This Space
Such Garbage
Sharks, Sharks and More Sharks
May
Sperm Whale, Head On
Using Nik Filters with Smart Objects for Underwater Photos
4 More Sperm Whales
23 Sperm Whales Together
More Fish Voyeurism
Diving with Spawning Aggregations in Palau
Red Snapper Spawning Aggregation in Palau
April
Bumphead Parrotfish Spawning Aggregation in Palau
Procreating Parrotfish Preview
Blue Whale in the Blue
Presentation in Colombo
March
Me At Work
Whale Poo-ed Again
Endangered Australian Sea Lions
Greetings from Down Under
Peekaboo Pinniped
Ping Pun
Humpback Whale Prints
Boisterous Baby Baleen
February
Sharks. Slaughtered.
Blue Whale Spout
Sand Dunes
Gray Whale Greeting
Posing Pinnipeds
Feeling Blue
Doppelgänger
Me At Work
January
My First Risso's Dolphin
Green Turtle. Dead.
Making Lemonade
My Pinniped Pals
Architeuthis Giant Squid Stories
Tahiti Surprise
Mother and Child
2012
December
Happy New Year 2013!
My Favorite Photos of 2012
Happy Holidays
Humpback Whale ID Update
Belugas and Humpbacks 2013
Another Humpback Whale ID!
Photo Talk About Whales in Tokyo
Scat Trick
November
Back from Palau
Off to Palau
Cribbage?!
52 Humpback Whale Calves!
October
Osaka Presentation + Humpback Whale Carving
Editing with Nik Software
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2012: Part 6
After the Rainbow
Double Rainbow
September
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2012: Part 5
Too Pooped to Post
Humpback Whale Heat Run
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2012: Part 4
Me At Work
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2012: Part 3
August
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2012: Part 2
Heavenly View
My New Friend
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2012: Part 1
Evergreen Restaurant in Tonga
Heading to Tonga
Humpback Whale Calf in Alaska
Ice Ice Baby
Me At Work: Alaska
Megaptera Mania: Alaska
July
Cook's Lookout
Minke Magic
June
One For The Road
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