DEEP SEA PHOTOGRAPHY

BOSUN COMING OUT OF THE HOLD 2016

Bosun climbing out of the hatch of a cargo hold. M.V. Maunalei, Matson Navigation Co. Pacific Ocean.

BERING SEA  2013

M.V Sea Land Comet underway in the Bering Sea from Dutch Harbor, Alask to Yokohama, Japan.

ABLE SEAMAN ON THE BOW  2013

Able Seaman on the bow of a container ship arriving in Qingdao, China.  M.V. Sea Land Comet.

BULBOUS BOW 2012

Bulbous Bow of the container ship M.V. Manulani underway in the Pacific Ocean.  Matson Navigation Co.

BULBOUS BOW (series) 2012

Bulbous Bow of the container ship M.V. Manulani underway in the Pacific Ocean.  Matson Navigation Co.

SMOKING ON THE BOW 2013

Smoking on the bow upon arriving into port.  M.V. Sea Land Comet.

WAVE OVER THE BOW 2013

Waves over the bow in the Bering Sea. Underway from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Yokohama, Japan.  M.V. Sea Land Comet. 

XIN BEIJING  2013

Man on the bow of a “Post Panamax” size container vessel (Length 1,105 feet) x (Width 150 feet). M.V. Xin Beijing docked in Oakland, California.

ABLE SEAMAN MAKING A TUG FAST  2013

Able Seaman throwing a line to make the tug fast upon approaching the port entrance of Kobe, Japan. M.V. Sea Land Comet. 

MOORING LINE  2016

Preparing the mooring lines on the bow upon arrival for docking. M.V. Maersk Kensington.

WAVE OVER THE MAST  2014

Southbound from Dutch Harbor to Seattle on the M.V. Horizon Kodiak. The forward mast is about 100 feet high.

WAVE OVER THE MAST (series) 2014

Southbound from Dutch Harbor to Seattle on the M.V. Horizon Kodiak. The forward mast is about 100 feet high.

BOSUN SECURING THE DECK  2014

Bosun securing equipment on deck in rough seas.  M.V. Horizon Kodiak, Pacific Ocean.

INDIAN LONGSHOREMAN  2016

Indian Longshoreman sleeping on deck during cargo operations in Mumbai, India.  M.V. Maersk Denver.

CHAIN LOCKER 2021
Chain locker for the anchor chain on the bow of the M.V. Sea Land Mercury. 

DROPPING ANCHOR 2024
Dropping the anchor off the North entrance of the Suez Canal. M.V. Maersk Denver

CAPTAIN LOOKING OUT 2013
Captain Nick Christian looking out from the bridge of the container ship M.V. Horizon Kodiak in Puget Sound, arriving Port of Seattle.

ABLE SEAMAN SMOKING  2013

Able Seaman smoking on the bow. M.V. Sea Land Comet.

PREPARING TO DROP ANCHOR 2017

Able Seamen standing in front of the anchor windlass, brake wheel and hawsepipe as they complete preparations for dropping anchor.  M.V. Matson Maunalei

SOUTH KOREAN HARBOR PILOT 2013

South Korean Harbor Pilot at the conn of the container vessel M.V. Sea Land Comet, approaching Busan New Port.

GANTRY CRANES 2013

Gantry cranes loading a container ship. Busan New Port, South Korea.  View from container vessel M.V. Sea Land Comet.

FROZEN FRAMES ON DECK 2013
Frozen saltwater on the bulwark frames and stiffeners on the starboard side, forward deck entrance to the bow after a long night in rough seas in the Bering Sea. M.V. Sea Land Comet

ABLE SEAMAN ON WATCH 2014

Able Seaman standing bridge watch on a container ship crossing the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaii.  M.V. Matson Manoa 

CHART TABLE AT SUNRISE 2015

Chart table at sunrise on the bridge of a container ship on the 0400 to 0800 bridge watch. M.V. Matson Manoa.

PARTED LINE 2015

Parted head mooring line.  Port Pipivav, India. M.V. Maersk Denver

HEAVY WEATHER 2016

Crossing the North Pacific Ocean in heavy weather conditions. S.S. Maui. Matson Navigation Co. 

SMOKESTACKS & CRANES IN CHINA 2013

Smokestacks of a coal-fired power plant and bulk cargo cranes.  Qingdao, China 

STOWING HEAVING LINE 2013

Able Seaman stowing the heaving line on the bow after mooring operations. Dutch Harbor, Alaska. M.V. Sea Land Comet


CREPUSCULAR RAYS 2013

Crepuscular rays in the Bering Sea from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Yokohama, Japan.  M.V. Sea Land Comet.  

RAIN CLOUD SUNRISE 2015

Rain storm clouds approaching at sunrise.

CAPTAIN OBSERVING WEATHER 2016

Captain Bruce Rowland on the bridge observing heavy weather conditions in the North Pacific. S.S. Maui. Matson Navigation Co.

SUNLIGHT WAVES 2013

Sunlight on the waves in the Bering Sea