Facts Matter
Thoughts on the ethics of being a nature photographer. A rant on the topic of lying in photo captions.
Posts in “Marine Life”
Pondering Parasites
Fascinating trivia about whale lice and barnacles that make their homes on gray whales and humpback whales
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
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
Humpback Whale Feeding in Tonga
Photograph of lone humpback whale possibly engaging in feeding behavior during the winter breeding and calving season in Tonga, September 2013
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2013 | Part 3
Humpback whales in Tonga 2013, Part 3: Six-whale heat run, lots of playful calves, possible feeding behavior by a lone humpback whale
Humpback Whales in Tonga 2013 | Part 1
Summary of my first week-and-a-half with humpback whales in Tonga for the 2013 season
Blue Whale Ship Strike Report
Report about ship strikes to the recent International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee meeting SC/65a/HIM03, June 2013, help at Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
Research Paper About Ribbon Eels
Research paper about ribbon eel leptocephali (Rhinomuraena quaesita) prepared with Dr Michael Miller of the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute affliliated with The University of Tokyo