THE FILE 47,000 35mm transparencies and digital files.

OVERVIEW Armed with a degree in marine biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and experience in underwater scientific research (National Park Service, University of California, Australian Institute of Marine Science), Cole explores one of the planet’s last frontiers—the world beneath the waves. In recording the ocean’s beauty in his photographs and writings, he has traveled much of the world, counting among his favorite locales the kelp beds of California, the coral reefs of Indonesia, the dizzying blue of the South Pacific, and the current-swept, icy waters of British Columbia and Alaska. Brandon sums up his love for marine wildlife with a quote from Aristotle, 4th century B.C.: “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”

NATURAL HISTORY Marine Mammals: Manatees, sea otters, seals, sea lions, whales (beluga, blue, gray, humpback, orca, pilot, right, sperm, minke, fin, more), dolphins (bottlenose, common, dusky, Hector's, spinner, spotted, Pacific white-sided, northern right whale, more). Fish: Colorful tropicals, endangered Pacific salmon (many species), mantas, stingrays, schooling fishes, sea horses, tuna, hagfish, sea dragons, mola mola, sharks (great white, silvertip, oceanic whitetip, sixgill, bull, tiger, great hammerhead, schooling scalloped hammerhead, nurse, epaulette, reef, zebra, white-tip, wobbegong, sand tiger, port jackson, whale, lemon, mako), more. Invertebrates: Anemones, corals, crabs, jellyfish, nudibranchs, octopus, shrimp, snails, squid, starfish. Other: Kelp, marine iguanas, sea turtles, sea snakes, more. Topics: Camouflage, dangerous and/or venomous wildlife, endangered species, intertidal zonation, mimicry, symbiosis. Habitats/Ecosystems: Artificial reefs (oil rigs, shipwrecks, pier pilings), cenotes, coral reef, kelp forest, mangrove, tidepool, sand/mud bottom.

ENVIRONMENTAL Endangered species, shark finning, oil rig ecosystems, underwater parks, marine sanctuaries.

GENERAL STOCK People with marine life—aquariums, divers, snorkelers, ecotourism, tidepools, marine biologists, whale watching.

SPECIALTIES Whales: Aerials, babies, breaches, bubble-net feeding, orca attacking gray whales, courtship behavior, dramatic backgrounds, eye shots, marine parks, mother and calf, museum petroglyphs and totems, spy hops, sunset lighting, tail flukes, underwater, whale watching, more. A meticulous file of orcas, humpback whales and dolphins. Other: Great white sharks, manatees, sockeye salmon, Octopus (many species worldwide), Pacific Northwest marine life, tidepools, camouflaged marine life, intimate portraits to half-in/half-out shots, abstracts, backgrounds, patterns. Complete photo/text packages.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Australia, Azores, Bahamas, Baja California, Belize, Bonaire, British Columbia, Canadian Arctic, Caribbean, Christmas Island (Kiribati), Cocos Island Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Galapagos, Honduras, Indonesia, Magdalen Island, Maldives, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Patagonia, Seychelles, South Africa, Thailand, Tonga, U.S. (Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, New England, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington).

RECENT COVERAGE Australian Giant Cuttlefish, bluefin tuna, mangrove marine life, cenotes.

CREDITS Magazines: Published in hundreds of magazines worldwide; more than 160 covers. Audubon, BBC Wildlife, Canadian Geographic, GEO, International Wildlife, Illustreret Videnskab, Kodansha, Men's Health, National Geographic, Nature's Best, Orion, Outside, Pop Photo, Ranger Rick, Scuba Diving, Sierra, Smithsonian, Der Stern, Das Tier. Books: Published in hundreds of books—children's, guide books, picture, text and trade books; also book author and sole photographer. Other: Advertising, aquariums, calendars, cards, multimedia, posters, TV. Award: BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Eric Hosking Award Winner (1995).

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS B.S., marine biology. Research diver. Photojournalism—marine life, dive travel.

COMMENTS Fully professional, friendly, personal service from a top expert in the field. Film and digital delivery. Searchable website with thousands of photos. Available for assignments.