Stock Photography Image Catalog

If you would like to inquire about photographs of any of these subjects, please submit a quotation request form, explaining the use, publication, type of rights sought, etc. Please don't forget to specify which photographs you are interested in. I will answer promptly with pricing and availability. Thank You!

Many exotic and endangered species are best photographed in captivity. The stock files contain thousands of photographs of animals and plants from all over the world. 

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Many people go into wilderness areas and believe that there are few animals present, because wildlife is rarely seen during many hours of the day. The way to understand the diversity of animals present in a region is to know what the signs are. The catalog contains thousands of photographs of tracks, scat, scrapes, nibbles, rubs and other signs of animal presence.

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The catalog contains hundreds of photographs of astronomical events viewable terrestrially with the naked eye, such as solar and lunar eclipses, meteor storms, star trails, light phenomena, meteorite close-ups, etc. The image above is of a "Ring of Fire" annular eclipse viewed over water in La Jolla, California.

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The catalog contains many bird photographs, including raptors, shore birds, passerines, and exotics photographed in the wild and in captivity. Flight, perching, nesting and behavioral photographs are included for most species. Several endangered species are included. Nests of some species are represented in the catalog.

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San Diego is one of the most diverse areas in North America for botanical subjects. The catalog includes nearly all flowering species within the region, including many rare and endangered species. Annual life cycles are available for common species of flowering plants, trees and bushes endemic to San Diego. Microscopic plant life is also represented as well as some exotic species.

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Much of the San Diego's geology is that of Sonora, Mexico, shifted north due to seismic activity. The County's geological record dates back to around 500 million years ago. Synclines, anticlines, deposition, erosion, deformation are all documented in the catalog. Also included are local fossils, including marine species found on mountain tops, mastodons, horses, camels, and sloths found in the desert, and dinosaurs under the urban landscape.

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Humans have been part of the landscape of the Southern California region for at least 5,000 years (some estimates reach as far back as 10,000 years). While this is a fleeting moment in the history of life on the planet, it is a very long time relative to human history. Previous cultures have left their marks for us to find: rock paintings and carving, ceremonial sites, tools & implements, ancient trash heaps and entire villages. The catalog contains several hundred photographs of these subjects.

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The most diverse group of animal species, some are living fossils, having changed little over hundreds of millions of years. The catalog includes many insect, arachnid and butterfly species, as well as life history studies of some social species, and predatory behavior studies of arachnids. Termite and mosquito fossils in amber are also included.

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The underwater flora and fauna along the coast of Southern California are just as diverse as the terrestrial species. Some of the photographs in the catalog were taken underwater and some were taken at the Scripps or Stephen Birch aquariums. Many common deep water subjects are included as well as tidepool life: limpets, chitons, snails, lobsters, octopi, nudibranchs, sponges, algae, bryozoans. Marine mammals are included: gray whale, dolphins, seals and sea lions. Marine processes such as the effect of tides and coastal erosion are also in the catalog.

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Many scenes in nature evoke strong emotions in humans. Peaceful streams, violent storms, pounding surf, lonely hill-tops, sunsets, moonscapes, fire and ice. These aren't really Nature's moods, but primeval human reaction to natural phenomena. Hundreds of these photographs are included in the catalog, although they are the hardest to categorize.

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Natural processes are all around us. Weather patterns, the hydrologic cycle, birth-life-death, earthquakes, geological processes, tides, the recovery of an ecosystem after a fire and many others. These processes are included in the catalog. All require more than one photograph to tell the story (one series on syzygy tides includes a photograph taken every six minutes for twelve hours).

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This part of the catalog is extremely diverse. It includes microscopic plants and animals, intricate detail and patterns from larger life forms, geological details. It even includes microscopic studies of meteorites. Some of these images appear to be abstract art.

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The catalog contains many local species of reptiles and amphibians, as well as some species photographed in captivity. Rattlesnakes, Mountain King Snakes, Desert Iguanas, Geckos, Frogs, Lizards and some endangered species (such as the San Diego Horned Lizard) are included.

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Many of these photographs also fall under the "Moods of Nature" group. Most are landscapes that give an overall feeling of the relationship between plants, animals, the land and light. There are several hundred in the catalog.

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If you would like to inquire about photographs of any of these subjects, please submit a quotation request form, explaining the use, publication, type of rights sought, etc. Please don't forget to specify which photographs you are interested in. I will answer promptly with pricing and availability. Thank You!

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