Tide Pools 🔎
Sponge Cavern. Sonoma, California (2023)
When I was in elementary school, there was an event night where we were supposed to dress up as what we wanted to be when we grew up. When everyone else was dressed as obvious professions (e.g. doctors, firefighters), I showed up with a light blue collared shirt, shorts, sandals, and a white bucket with my favorite bedside stuffed animals inside: a large stingray, a dolphin, and lobsters. Some of my classmates and even my teacher were confused and asked what was I supposed to be. A fisherman? 🧐 I had to explain that I was a marine biologist. I don’t know 🤷♂️. What is a marine biologist supposed to look like?
Unfortunately, 15 years later, my career path did not follow my grade school dreams, but my desire to study and learn marine biology is still inherently within me. This gallery is dedicated to those dreams, a place to log my many hours and counting spent in the intertidal zone, reinvigorating the youth in me, and reaffirming my love for the ocean and all the little creatures that call it home.
Anemone Pool. January 2022
Tread carefully.
Crazy Colors. June 2023
Favorite Tide Pool. May 2024
Compositions. February 2024
Huge Starfish. February 2024
The Usual Rock. December 2023
In The Shadow. November 2023
Layer Cake. November 2023
Afternoon Colors. November 2023
🤯🤯🤯. October 2023
Back For More. October 2023
Rainbows. October 2023
Sunset Low. October 2023
The Outer Rock. October 2023
Impact Side. October 2023
Sponge Covered Rocks. October 2023
Peeking In. October 2023
Graffiti. October 2023
After Hours. October 2023
Rainbow Rocks. October 2023
Last Light. October 2023
Sponge Splatter. October 2023
Spaghetti Sauce. October 2023
Mixed Greens. October 2023
Big and Little. October 2023
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯. October 2023
Orange Splatter. October 2023
👀 the rock crab 🦀
Variety. October 2023
In Between Rocks. October 2023
Bubble Gum Pink. October 2023
Another Cluster. October 2023
All The Colors. October 2023
Covered In Life. October 2023
Coral Colors. October 2023
Purple Paint. October 2023
Orange Palette. October 2023
Snot and Mucus. October 2023
Tide Pool Pyramid. October 2023
Protected Side. October 2023
Dinner Time. September 2023
Favorite Cluster. September 2023
Talking Heads (Haliclona permolis)
On The Wall. June 2023
Crevices. June 2023
In Between. June 2023
Living Walls. June 2023
Starfish Cluster. May 2023
Starfish Stack. May 2023
Droopy Textures. May 2023
Splash Zone. May 2023
Haanging Out. May 2023
Living Walls. May 2023
Layers. May 2023
Purple Orange Green. May 2023
Sponge Wall. March 2023
Cluster. March 2023
Underside. March 2023
Donuts and Jelly. March 2023
Red and Orange. March 2023
Light Pink. March 2023
Chiton. March 2023
Anemone Texture. March 2023
Spongy Textures. March 2023
Starfish Galore. February 2023
Around the Bend. December 2022
Spongy Goop. December 2022
Indigo Hues. December 2022
Warty-necked Piddock (Chaceia ovoidea). December 2022
Tide Pool Textures. January 2022
Tunicate In The Light. December 2022
Grays Anemone. January 2022
Drained Out. January 2022
Negative Tide. January 2022
The Underside. January 2022
In The Shadows. February 2021
Three Urchins. February 2021
Fuzzy Tunicates. February 2021
Draining Out. February 2021
In The Trench. February 2021
Pink and Green. February 2021
Aquarium. February 2021
Leather Star. December 2020
Last Light. December 2020
Last Light. November 2020
Leather Star. March 2020
Crystal Clear Tide Pool. March 2020
Tide Pool Color Palette. March 2020
Untitled. March 2020
Not A Reflection. March 2020
Anemone Galore. March 2020
In The Tide Pool. March 2020
Large Anemone. March 2020
Tread Carefully. March 2020
Mussel Rock. March 2020
Red Tentacles. March 2020
Favorite Trench. March 2020
Crystal Clear. March 2020
Giant Anemone. March 2020
Intertidal. January 2020