pelagios : Greek for "of the sea"

Click on the images above to see Pelagia Photography sample photographs in each category.  These images and many others from the stock files of Pelagia Photography may be licensed for use in textbooks, magazines, advertising, museum and aquarium graphics, calendars, books, websites, CD ROMs, and any other editorial or commercial endeavor.   Slides and/or digital image files can be provided for review and possible use.  Pelagia Photography maintains a large stock collection of photographs of West Coast marine life.  Photographic and writing assignments are welcome.  

Pelagia Photography is owned and operated by Dave Wrobel, and is dedicated to documenting the bountiful marine life of the Eastern Pacific and other marine environments.   With a strong background in biological sciences and a keen photographic eye, Dave effectively captures the artistic and scientific essence of our marine fauna.  His photos have appeared in numerous textbooks, magazines and public aquarium exhibits, and are featured in Pacific Coast Pelagic Invertebrates (by David Wrobel and Claudia Mills).  

All images on this page and succeeding pages on this site are © David Wrobel / Pelagia Photography, and may not be copied, downloaded or used in any form (electronic or print) without permission.

Slide Shows (after downloading PDF files, click Esc to access PDF functions):

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Central California Shorelines (PDF - 4.5 MB)

Kelp Forest Creatures (PDF - 7.25 MB)

Open Ocean Creatures (PDF - 6.0 MB)

Deep-Sea

Visit the JelliesZone, home to gelatinous zooplankton of the West Coast