Welcome to my website, Whale Shots!
I started working for Great Pacific Adventures in the summer of 2003. I'm a Naturalist on the M.V. King Salmon. I spend most of my time in the Pacific Northwest, mainly the waters of southern British Columbia, Vancouver Island and northern Washington State, made up by the Straight of Juan the Fuca, the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound.
This area is home to the endangered Southern Resident Orcas, J-pod, K-pod, and L-pod, a current total of 90 killer whales. I'm the lucky one who can truly say "I love my job, am passionate about my subject" and have decided to capture the images that make me smile. As well as the killer whales, humpbacks, minkes, porpoise, seals, sea lions and several marine birds including the bald eagle tickle my fancy!
I've witnessed many passengers trying to get the best shot by spending their entire trip looking through the viewfinder and missing all the action. Last year, I decided I could take over that role. If you're on my site because you were on one of our trips, look up the date to locate photos taken at a specific time. If you're on this site because you love whales, please feel free to browse through the photo gallery. You can click on the order form to obtain any of the photographs that make you smile!
If you have any questions, please contact me at jo@whaleshots.com