A Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) drifts through a kelp forest trailing its long, frilly oral tentacles. 2018. Monterey, CA, USA
A Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus) shoots up to the bright surface after a dive in the misty depths of the kelp forest. 2020. Monterey, CA, USA
A tangle of briny fettuccine, a bull kelp's (Nereocystis luetkeana) flowing blades enwrap themselves in calm water, tethered to the bulbous bladder from which they grow. 2018. Big Sur, CA, USA