Man and Ocean - Stock Photos of People in the Sea

Man and Ocean

Stock Photos of Man In The Sea

Stock photography of the many ways man works and plays in the ocean: underwater, freediving, SCUBA diving, swimming, surfing.

Atlantic spotted dolphin with Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi, Bahamas. Stenella frontalis.
Atlantic spotted dolphin with Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi, Bahamas. Stenella frontalis.
Twiggy Baker, finals, Mavericks Surf Contest, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California.
Twiggy Baker, finals, Mavericks Surf Contest, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California.
A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents.   Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest.
A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents. Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest.
Tiger shark and underwater photographer
Tiger shark and underwater photographer
Morning surf, Ponto, Carlsbad, California.
Morning surf, Ponto, Carlsbad, California.
SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater,  underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
California sea lion, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Zalophus californianus.
California sea lion, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Zalophus californianus.
SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater,  underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Self portrait in kelp forest, Catalina Island
Self portrait in kelp forest, Catalina Island
Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island, California.
Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island, California.
SCUBA divers, San Clemente Island
SCUBA divers, San Clemente Island
Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure.
Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure.
Tiger shark
Tiger shark
Brock Little, Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California.
Brock Little, Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California.
Surf, Newport Beach, California.
Surf, Newport Beach, California.
Diver in kelp forest, Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
Diver in kelp forest, Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
SCUBA diver, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.
SCUBA diver, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.
Diver and red gorgonian.
Diver and red gorgonian.
Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp. Southern sea palm.
Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp. Southern sea palm.
Diver and garibaldi.
Diver and garibaldi.
Divers and kelp forest.
Divers and kelp forest.
SCUBA diver swimming through a giant kelp forest, San Clemente Island.
SCUBA diver swimming through a giant kelp forest, San Clemente Island.
Diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
Diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
Scientist surveying reef damage, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, American Samoa.
Scientist surveying reef damage, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, American Samoa.
SCUBA diver, sardines and scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
SCUBA diver, sardines and scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Freediving spearfisherman, San Clemente Island, California.
Freediving spearfisherman, San Clemente Island, California.
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and underwater photographer, Bahamas.
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and underwater photographer, Bahamas.
Underwater photographer amid a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
Underwater photographer amid a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
Salt Creek surf, cresting wave, Laguna Niguel, California.
Salt Creek surf, cresting wave, Laguna Niguel, California.
Tubed, Cardiff, California.
Tubed, Cardiff, California.
El Secreto del Vicki cavern. Vicki's Secret, a huge underwater cave on the southwest side of Guadalupe Island, few if any other SCUBA divers have seen this cave much less know of its existence.  Shown here is Vicki Beaver one of the first divers ever to explore the cave.
El Secreto del Vicki cavern. Vicki's Secret, a huge underwater cave on the southwest side of Guadalupe Island, few if any other SCUBA divers have seen this cave much less know of its existence. Shown here is Vicki Beaver one of the first divers ever to explore the cave.
Surf check, Terramar, Carlsbad, California.
Surf check, Terramar, Carlsbad, California.
A SCUBA diver is immersed in an enormous school of Pacific creolefish, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
A SCUBA diver is immersed in an enormous school of Pacific creolefish, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Diver, San Clemente Island, California.
Diver, San Clemente Island, California.
Warm water jetties, Carlsbad, California.
Warm water jetties, Carlsbad, California.
Diver and whip coral, Roatan, Honduras.
Diver and whip coral, Roatan, Honduras.
Child on the beach, Ponto, Carlsbad, California.
Child on the beach, Ponto, Carlsbad, California.
Diver and underwater camera, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras.
Diver and underwater camera, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras.
Diver and sunburst.
Diver and sunburst.
Freediver and monofin, Little Bahama Sand Banks, Bahamas.
Freediver and monofin, Little Bahama Sand Banks, Bahamas.
Diver and kelp covered reef, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico
Diver and kelp covered reef, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico
Diver and enormous school of salema, Xenistius californiensis, Catalina, California.
Diver and enormous school of salema, Xenistius californiensis, Catalina, California.
Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea, Egypt.
Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea, Egypt.
Diver amidst giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Benito Islands (lslas San Benito), Mexico.
Diver amidst giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Benito Islands (lslas San Benito), Mexico.
Underwater Beta videocamera housing and cameraman, Tokyo Broadcasting System.  Bahamas.
Underwater Beta videocamera housing and cameraman, Tokyo Broadcasting System. Bahamas.