Blackwater photography is my specialty. Under this genre there are no tricks. In these moments, the only thing swimming between you and the infinite abyss is one single creature.
Hula-skirt siphonophore, Physophora hydrostatica
Fish-eating anemone, Urticina piscivora
Lion's mane jelly, Cyanea capillata
Pacific sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens
Fried-egg jelly, Phacellophora camtschatica
Opalescent nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis
Pacific spiny lumpsucker, Eumicrotremus orbis
Coonstripe shrimp, Pandalus danae
Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister
Cockerell's nudibranch, Limacia cockerelli
Lion's mane jelly, Cyanea capillata
Opal squid, Doryteuthis opalescens
Opal squid, Doryteuthis opalescens
Orange and white tipped nudibranch, Janolus fuscus
Puget Sound king crab, Lopholithodes mandtii
Sea angel, Clione limacina
Orange swimming anemone, Stromphia didemon
White-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata
Winged sea slug, Gastropteron pacificum
Nobile necklace worm, Autolytus magnus