Underwater and topside nature photography from Southern California.All images Copyright © Mike Johnson. All rights reserved.

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Correspondence and Terms of Image Use

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Students may capture images from this site and incorporate them in their reports so long as they properly credit the source. They may not include them in web pages on the Internet. Due to the volume of requests, I cannot make higher resolution images available for free use.

Researchers and Instructors please contact the photographer for uses not covered by Fair Use under U.S. copyright law. Reproduction online is NOT included in FairUse. There is a nominal fee for duplicate slides used for unpaid educational AV presentations.

There is a fee for any use of an image associated with a service, product, promotion, or other vehicle employed to raise funds, make a profit, or promote same. Fees vary depending on the type and extent of use. This is a business and without fees I cannot continue taking photographs. When requesting a quote, please include the following in your correspondence:

• description of proposed use
• quantity and distribution
• size
• duration (if applicable).

Sorry, I no longer fill print order of less than $300.

I cannot respond to requests for free copies of prints or posters

I welcome your reports regarding encounters with marine life or observations but cannot conduct a literature search for you or respond to requests for "everything you know about xxxxx.". I intend to expand bibliographic listings on the more popular animals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use your picture of x on my website?
No. Due to professional obligations to my clients, I must insist on maintaining control of how my images are used. I am glad to help bonafide researchers and images are certainly available by fee for editorial and advertising use.

Did you take all of the pictures on the this site?
Yes

Where were these pictures taken?
Virtually all were taken in southern California or nothern Baja California.

What kind of camera equipment do you use?
Nikonos underwater cameras and housed 35mm land cameras.

Do you do underwater video?
Yes. miniDV format shot on a 3-chip housed camera. See blue whales (QuickTime 5+ required).

modified 9/16/03