Ocean and Light - Beautiful photos of light on, in and under the Sea

Ocean and Light

Ocean and Light Stock Photos by Professional Photographer Phillip Colla. Ocean and Light stock photography.

When water meets light, fascinating scenes are the result. Twenty years of pondering the intersection of light and water with a camera.

Sunrise glints yellow on breaking wave at the Wedge
Sunrise glints yellow on breaking wave at the Wedge
Giant kelp frond showing pneumatocysts which make the algae bouyant. Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California
Giant kelp frond showing pneumatocysts which make the algae bouyant. Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California
Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf.
Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf.
Golden barrel
Golden barrel
Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California.
Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California.
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Abstract surfgrass in motion, underwater movement and blur, San Clemente Island, California.
Abstract surfgrass in motion, underwater movement and blur, San Clemente Island, California.
The Wedge, Newport Beach, California.
The Wedge, Newport Beach, California.
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf.
Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf.
Underwater landscape, Three Sisters Springs, Florida.
Underwater landscape, Three Sisters Springs, Florida.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Ponto, morning surf, Carlsbad, California.
Ponto, morning surf, Carlsbad, California.
Cresting cylinder, morning. Newport Beach.
Cresting cylinder, morning. Newport Beach.
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water.
Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water.
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Sunrise at the Wedge, Newport Beach.
Sunrise at the Wedge, Newport Beach.
Sponger and backlit barrel
Sponger and backlit barrel
Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf.
Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf.
Earth Shadow lies over Point La Jolla at dawn.
Earth Shadow lies over Point La Jolla at dawn.
A giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
A giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island, California.
Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset.
Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset.
Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky, Windandsea, La Jolla, California.
Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky, Windandsea, La Jolla, California.
Ocean surface panorama, glassy calm ocean water offshore of California, clouds and sky.
Ocean surface panorama, glassy calm ocean water offshore of California, clouds and sky.
Morning sunbeams, a submarine forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, California.
Morning sunbeams, a submarine forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, California.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure.
Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure.
Iceberg panoramic photo.  Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island.
Iceberg panoramic photo. Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island.
Sunset and cotton-candy clouds, storm is coming.
Sunset and cotton-candy clouds, storm is coming.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above.  San Clemente Island. Phyllospadix.
Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. Phyllospadix.
Abstract trochoidal light patterns on white sand, underwater, Bahamas.
Abstract trochoidal light patterns on white sand, underwater, Bahamas.
Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean.  Black and white. Galapagos, Ecuador.
Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean. Black and white. Galapagos, Ecuador.
Bubbles.  Galapagos, Ecuador.
Bubbles. Galapagos, Ecuador.
Sunlight and clouds are visible through the clear ocean waters of the Northern Bahamas.
Sunlight and clouds are visible through the clear ocean waters of the Northern Bahamas.
Sunset light is reflected on the placid waters of the Bahamas.
Sunset light is reflected on the placid waters of the Bahamas.
Abstract colors and water patterns on the ocean surface.
Abstract colors and water patterns on the ocean surface.
Abstract colors and water patterns on the ocean surface, La Jolla.
Abstract colors and water patterns on the ocean surface, La Jolla.
Surfgrass in motion, San Clemente Island, California.
Surfgrass in motion, San Clemente Island, California.
Sunset colors, abstract.
Sunset colors, abstract.
Clouds, sunset.
Clouds, sunset.
Sunset over the Pailolo Channel, Maui, Hawaii.
Sunset over the Pailolo Channel, Maui, Hawaii.
Sunlight filters through the ocean surface and penetrates to the depths below. Bahamas.
Sunlight filters through the ocean surface and penetrates to the depths below. Bahamas.
Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns.
Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns.
Clouds.
Clouds.
Sand ripples. Del Mar, California.
Sand ripples. Del Mar, California.
Sunset over the Auau Channel, Maui, Hawaii.
Sunset over the Auau Channel, Maui, Hawaii.
Clouds and sunlight.
Clouds and sunlight.
Sunset clouds, Maui, mai-tai time.
Sunset clouds, Maui, mai-tai time.
Sunset.  La Jolla, California.
Sunset. La Jolla, California.
Water, sand and light. Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Water, sand and light. Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Steel gray reflections, abstract light patterns, Frederick Sound, Alaska.
Steel gray reflections, abstract light patterns, Frederick Sound, Alaska.
Sunset and water, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Sunset and water, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Clouds, ocean and sand plains, no land in sight. Bahamas.
Clouds, ocean and sand plains, no land in sight. Bahamas.
Sunset, clouds and ocean, Sea of Cortez.
Sunset, clouds and ocean, Sea of Cortez.
Underwater sunlight and light beams, California.
Underwater sunlight and light beams, California.
Sand and light, shallows, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Sand and light, shallows, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Water patterns, Bahamas.
Water patterns, Bahamas.
Underwater sunlight, California.
Underwater sunlight, California.
Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus, Crystal River.
Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus, Crystal River.
Ocean surface, Bahamas.
Ocean surface, Bahamas.
Molokai summit and cloud, viewed from west Maui.
Molokai summit and cloud, viewed from west Maui.