Australian Sea Lions

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is the only pinniped endemic to Australia.

Australian Sea Lion sleeping on the kelp

Tools for a Healthy Drysuit

Divers venture into a hostile environment with no breathable air and potentially extreme temperatures. To survive these conditions, dive equipment provides life support and insulates the body, helping regulate its temperature. 

diver in a drysuit

Kelp is the New Coral

Coral and kelp are the ivory and ebony of ecosystems: mirrored opposites. Coral thrives in warm, clear, low-nutrient waters, while kelp lives in cold, nutrient-rich waters that tend to be murky because of those nutrients.

sea otter

Selective Vision

With our finite time and limited light underwater, every image-capture quest is like a treasure hunt. We all have different ideas of what is treasure: It may be marine mammals, shipwrecks, reef corals, or icebergs. I like to go beyond a single underwater subject and look for something more abstract. Pattern, form, and color rule my world.

moon jellies in dark-green Alaskan waters

Marc Kaiser Guided by Curiosity

Discover how Marc Kaiser developed his love for diving from childhood, influenced by early underwater shows and his father’s experiences.

Kaiser cruises Tiger Beach off West End, Grand Bahama on a diver propulsion vehicle.

Thomas Peschak: Destination Amazon

Experience the Amazon like never before with Thomas Peschak. Discover the stories behind Destination Amazon and the river’s significance.

dwarf caiman

Conserving Southern California Biodiversity

Uncover the significance of conserving Southern California biodiversity. Join me in exploring the unique wildlife of the Channel Islands.

The expedition team celebrates the culmination of this three-part Channel Islands science exploration.