Into the Wild with Joris van Alphen Photography

July 2010 Archives

Pinched by a Lobster
Posted July 7, 2010. Filed under: Biology, Conservation, Photography, Underwater. 2 comments.
Someone pinched my arm during one of the dives this weekend in Zeeland, so I looked over my shoulder to find this large, clawed creature: a European lobster Homarus gammarus. Photographically it was quite a challenging weekend. As you can see in the photo below of a Compass jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella, the visibility was exceptionally [...]
Mating Common Cuttlefish
Posted July 2, 2010. Filed under: Biology, Photography, Underwater. One comment.
Not long after my previous attempt to witness common cuttlefish mating, I joined my friends Jelmer and Floor in Zeeland for a second chance, and what turned out to be one of the most beautiful dives I’ve ever made. I would say we saw around 30 cuttlefish — courting, fighting, mating, feeding, females depositing eggs, [...]

I am thrilled to announce that I have won the National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer Award!
National Geographic Emerging Nature Photographer
A while ago I came to the rescue of a little owl that fell down a chimney and found itself a remarkable hiding place.
A Wise Little Owl
Autumn has arrived and large garden spiders are a common sight throughout the northern hemisphere this time of year.
Garden Spider
Great news everyone: there are little barn owl hatchlings squeaking and hissing from the nest box!
It’s a Barn Owl Family
Year after year we've had a breeding pair of barn owls, raising the ugliest fluff balls of chicks into the most elegant birds you've ever seen. But luck has not been with our owls this year.
The Fright of the Bell Towers