Phillip Colla bio: I am a natural history photographer and writer. I focus on wild marine mammals, the California kelp forest, inhabitants of remote eastern Pacific islands, National Parks of the American West and, most recently, waves. I am fortunate to have visited many spectacular terrestrial and underwater settings as well as to have encountered a variety of threatened and endangered animal species on and in the ocean. My natural history photography has appeared in the pages of BBC Wildlife, National Wildlife, National Geographic Magazine, Ocean Realm, New York Times, Ranger Rick, Reader’s Digest and Skin Diver as well as many others, has been used in various advertising and publicity campaigns, is on display in aquaria and museums, and is occasionally recognized in photographic competitions. My underwater videography has been broadcast in various productions in the United States and abroad. My current plan is to shoot it all.
Click here for a list of my publication and broadcast credits.
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| Bored photographer takes own picture. Tabletop, Cardiff by the Sea, California, USA. Image: 18973 Location: Tabletop, Cardiff by the Sea, California, USA  View this Image in Google Earth! |
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| Bubble ring. Image: 06998 |
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| The long shadow of a hiker lies on Mobius Arch, a natural stone arch in the Alabama Hills. Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA. Image: 21733 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA View this Image in Google Earth! |
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| Phillip and Tracy Colla. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Image: 03469 Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Image ID: 18036 Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA View this Image in Google Earth! |
