Thoughts on the ethics of being a nature photographer. A rant on the topic of lying in photo captions.
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
Fascinating trivia about whale lice and barnacles that make their homes on gray whales and humpback whales
I have three proof prints for sale, of images that I prepared for my collection of humpback whale limited-edition fine art prints
Two photographs of humpback whales engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait, Alaska, that illustrate the importance of light for photography
Photographs of three vertebrae sections from a sperm whale that washed ashore in Tonga and also of beautiful modern scrimshaw on sperm whale teeth
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.
Photograph and audio recording of humpback whale singers. Vava'u, Tonga 2013.
Photographs and stories from encounters with humpback whales in Vava'u, Tonga and a stay at Reef Resort Vava'u
Photograph of Otto, the friendly schnauzer who lives at Mounu Island Resort 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: Six-whale heat run, lots of playful calves, possible feeding behavior by a lone humpback whale