Monterey Bay Sealife Photography | Jon McCormack Photography

Northern California, North America

Breathtaking spectacles live above and below the waterline in Monterey Bay.

An otter basks in the evening light in Monterey Bay

Face to face with a California sea lion in Monterey Bay

A sea otter catches a crab for a snack in Monterey Bay

A sea otter mother and pup in Monterey Bay

A young California sea lion in Monterey Bay

A harbor seal pokes it's head up in Monterey Bay

A young elephant seal on Ano Neuvo beach

An orca kills a California sea lion in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale slips below the waves in a foggy Monterey Bay

An underwater forest in Monterey Bay

Fish are abundant in Monterey Bay's kelp forests

A giant sunfish (mola mola) in Monterey Bay

An elephant seal lands on Ano Neuvo beach

Thousands of elephant seals come to Ano Neuvo beach every year

Thousands of elephant seals come to Ano Neuvo beach every year

Thousands of elephant seals come to Ano Neuvo beach every year

Thousands of elephant seals come to Ano Neuvo beach every year

A harbor seal plays in the evening light in Monterey Bay

A harbor seal plays in the evening light in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale lunge feeds in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale lunge feeds in Monterey Bay

"Sea Nettle" jellyfish in Monterey Bay

"Sea Nettle" jellyfish in Monterey Bay

A pelican comes in to land on Monterey Bay

Cabazon, Monterey Bay

A curious rock fish in Monterey Bay

Humpback whales dive in the evening light in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale breaches in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale dives in Monterey Bay

An orca swims towards Moss Landing in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale dives in Monterey Bay

Two humpbacks whale lunge feed in Monterey Bay

A sea otter poses for the camera in Monterey Bay

A humpback whale breaches in Monterey Bay

Meridian (plumose anemone) in Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay Sealife

California Mountains

Yosemite

“The mountains are calling, and I must go” – John Muir

Monterey Bay Sealife

British Columbia

Great Bear Rainforest

Scientists estimate that there are less than 200 spirit bears alive today. Al off them live in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest.

Monterey Bay Sealife

American Pacific Ocean

Journey below the “thin blue line” to find the ocean’s treasures.

Monterey Bay Sealife

British Columbia

Hornby Island

At the northern end of the Straight of Georgie, Stellar’s sea lions gather en mass.

Monterey Bay Sealife

British Columbia

Chilkotin

Every year hundreds of grizzly bears converge at British Columbia’s Chilkotin River to gorge on sockeye salmon.

Monterey Bay Sealife

California Mountains

Eastern Sierra

The Eastern Sierras are the most beautiful landscape I’ve been fortunate enough to photograph.

Monterey Bay Sealife

Northern California

Coastal Landscapes

The rocky shores of Northern California’s coasts turn into otherworldly landscapes in the evening light

Monterey Bay Sealife

Northern California

Monterey Bay Sealife

Breathtaking spectacles live above and below the waterline in Monterey Bay.

Monterey Bay Sealife

American Desert

Death Valley

In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes.

Monterey Bay Sealife

American Desert

Arizona

Carved by wind and water, Arizona’s slot canyons feel ancient and mystical.

Monterey Bay Sealife

British Columbia

God’s Pocket

Fantastic creatures lurk under the cold Pacific waters at the very northern end of Vancouver Island.

Monterey Bay Sealife

Montana

Authentic “cowboy country” in America’s heartland.

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