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Natural History Photography – My Favorite Photos of 2024

2024 brought very little diving around Southern California but instead surprised us with an array of new experiences and photo subjects. We managed to check off several bucket list items as well as a cross-town move and a cross-country road trip with a puppy. Locally, I did a little diving…

Phil CollaDecember 24, 2024

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Natural History Photography – My Favorite Photos of 2023

2023 brought a trip to dive the coast of South Australia, a little diving at the West End of Catalina and Farnsworth Banks, a few days diving around San Diego and a lot of diving among sea lions in the Coronado Islands in the fall for pups. Tracy and I…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2023

Best Photographs of the Year

Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2022

2022 was a bit more normal than the previous two years in the sense that we were able to travel more and I was able to produce a handful of satisfying images. The little diving I did included the kelp forests of San Clemente Island, one of my favorite places in…

Phil CollaMarch 1, 2023

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Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2021

2021 continues the strangeness that started in 2020, however, my family is well and work is good so I consider myself fortunate. I have not been able to resume international travel (everything keeps getting cancelled) but I did make a number of trips east of the Mississippi, including one by…

Phil CollaDecember 28, 2021

Best Photographs of the Year

Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2020

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2020 That 2020 was strange is perhaps the understatement of the year, but some perspective is always helpful. My family is well and work proceeds which makes me fortunate. I was forced to cancel a number of heavy trips, but they can always be…

Phil CollaDecember 28, 2020

Best Photographs of the Year Browning Pass Canada Iceland

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

Best Photographs of the Year Haleakala

Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2018

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2018 2018 offered opportunities for me to spend a week in Maui with my family, dive the chilly waters of God's Pocket in northern Vancouver Island, return to dive Fiji's gorgeous reefs on the wonderful Naia, enjoy some college volleyball and fall colors on…

Phil CollaJanuary 1, 2019

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Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2017

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2017 2017 offered opportunities for me to visit remote and seldom-seen Clipperton Island, frolic with enormous Steller Sea Lions in the chilly waters of British Columbia, photograph (again) the wonderful underwater and aerial views of the Sea of Cortez, hike among Southern California's technicolor…

Phil CollaDecember 17, 2017

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Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2016

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2016 2016 offered opportunities for me to photograph underwater and aerial views in the Sea of Cortez, sharks in the Bahamas, stingrays in the Cayman Islands, astrophotography landscapes in Grand Teton National Park, summer in Lake Tahoe, autumn in Mineral King, the Zion Narrows…

Phil CollaDecember 29, 2016

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Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2015

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2015 2015 offered opportunities for me to photograph the Sierra Nevada, the Sea of Cortez, California's Channel Islands, the coral reefs of the Fiji Islands, a Louisiana plantation, astrophotography landscapes in the Southwest, and as always America's Finest City, San Diego. I was finally…

Phil CollaDecember 28, 2015

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Natural History Photography – Best Photos of 2014

My Best Natural History Photographs of 2014 This is the eighth year in a row I have done an annual retrospective. 2014 held less "serious" photography for me than any of the previous 20 years. Life gets in the way, and running a photography business is 60% administrative, 25% photographic…

Phil CollaDecember 20, 2014

Best Photographs of the Year

Natural History Photography – Best Images of 2013

My Best Natural History Photos of 2013 Once again the end of the year is upon us and I look back at my photographic works of the preceding 12 months. I did not produce as many new images as in years past but I did manage to create some notable…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2013

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2012 – My Photography Year in Review

Best Photos of 2012 - My Photography Year in Review It is time to post my annual "Favorite Photos of the Year", as I have since 2007. This year I added fewer than 1000 new images to my stock photography collection, but included in that paltry number are some real…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2012

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2011

Best Photos of 2011 In a past "best of" post I stated that one of my goals is to make a handful of really strong images each year, images that could be included in a career retrospective portfolio. This year I will admit that another of my goals is to…

Phil CollaJanuary 9, 2012

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Best Photos of 2010

Best Photos of 2010 A good friend once told me that his photography goal was to shoot two or three really good images each year. I've tried to keep that in mind in the years since. It is only on looking back over the last year's photographs, having now removed…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2010

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2009

Best Photos of 2009 Looking back on 2009, I realize I was fortunate to spend a lot of time outdoors -- alone, with my family and with friends old and new -- pursuing photographs and adventure. During the course of those outings I brought back some images I am proud…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2009

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2008

Best Photos of 2008 In 2008, my photographic pursuits took me (and often, Tracy and the girls as well) all over San Diego, the central coast and deserts of California, Canada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, up in a plane and south of the border. Here are the photos from 2008…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2008

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2007

Best Photos of 2007 I had a couple of fantastic road trips last year, putting big miles on my Expedition, including a winter trip through Utah and Arizona (where I was able to enjoy a number of iconic locations totally alone!), a long weekend in Minnesota, a memorable journey to…

Phil CollaDecember 31, 2007

Natural History Photography – My Favorite Photos of 2024

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