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Man And Ocean Stock Photos by Professional Photographer Phillip Colla. Man And Ocean stock photography.
A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents.   Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Giant Kelp, San Clemente Island

2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa.  Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California

Mavericks Surf Contest 2006

A SCUBA diver swimming over a rocky reef covered with kelp, watches a brightly colored orange garibaldi fish, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island

Garibaldi, San Clemente Island

Diver silhouette, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver Silhouette, Guadalupe Island

Divers and kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Giant Kelp, San Clemente Island

Diver amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Giant Kelp, San Clemente Island

Diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Giant Kelp, San Clemente Island

Diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Giant Kelp, San Clemente Island

Diver in kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Giant Kelp, San Clemente Island

Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp, Eisenia arborea, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver Amidst Palm Kelp, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, Guadalupe Island

A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt.  The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish.  Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water.  San Clemente Island

Spearfishman Underwater, San Clemente Island

Surf check.  Three guys check the surf from atop a bluff overlooking the waves at the end of the day, at sunset, north of South Carlsbad State Beach

Carlsbad

Child on the beach, Ponto, Carlsbad, California

Child On The Beach, Ponto

A SCUBA diver is immersed in an enormous school of Pacific creolefish, black and white / grainy, Paranthias colonus, Darwin Island

Pacific Creolefish, Darwin Island

Freediver and monofin

Bahamas

Diver and sunburst, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver And Sunburst, Guadalupe Island

Beta camera housing and cameraman

Bahamas

Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea, Egyptian Red Sea

Diver And Alcyonarian Soft Coral, Egyptian Red Sea

Diver and reef, San Clemente Island

San Clemente Island

Diver and school of salema, Xenistius californiensis, Catalina Island

Salema, Catalina Island

Diver and whip coral, Roatan

Diver And Whip Coral, Roatan

Diver, reef and kelp, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver And Kelp Covered Reef, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, Guadalupe Island

El Secreto del Vicki cavern, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Cave Diver, Isla Guadalupe, Guadalupe Island

Diver and camera, Roatan

Diver And Camera, Roatan

Diver amidst kelp, San Benito Islands, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Giant Kelp, San Benito Islands


Updated: November 7, 2009