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Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2019

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2019 2019 offered opportunities to again dive the chilly waters of Browning Pass at the far northern end of Vancouver Island, photograph the Southern California spring wildflower bloom, travel to Rome, Paris, Iceland and London with my family, dive with whales and sea lions…

Phil CollaDecember 18, 2019

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The Spectacular Underwater Reefs of Browning Pass, British Columbia

There it is in a few aerial photos, Browning Pass, site of some of the finest diving in the world. Cold, with nutrient rich current-laden waters, Browning Pass supports some of the richest, most profuse reefs I have seen anywhere in my diving career. Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei…

Phil CollaJuly 19, 2019

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Marine Creatures of Browning Pass and God’s Pocket 2019

In early 2019 I returned with my cameras and dry suit to God's Pocket, a tiny and remote diving lodge on Hurst Island near the top of Vancouver Island, for a few weeks of the world's best cold-water diving. Damn it was great, I mean Really Great. I've been diving…

Phil CollaJuly 8, 2019

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Diving British Columbia’s Browning Pass and God’s Pocket Provincial Marine Park

"The Best Cold Water Diving in the World" Strong words. True? Probably. I recently spent a week diving in and around Browning Pass, a spectacular underwater ecosystem at the very north tip of Vancouver Island on the West Coast of British Columbia. The area is home to many islands, islets,…

Phil CollaMay 7, 2018