ocean Archives — Colossal

a gif from a short documentary showing a man wearing a black hat and jeans as he walks to the front of a garage door painted with the words "John's Beachcombing Museum"

A Short Documentary Celebrates the Fruits of Nearly Five Decades of ‘Extreme Beachcombing’

February 25, 2025

a patterned fish camouflages itself against some coral

In the 2024 Ocean Art Contest, Circling Sharks and Squadrons of Rays Steal the Show

January 23, 2025

a photograph of a person standing next to a motorbike, wearing a handmade costume made from white plastic yarn, with woven arms and legs and a torso-head design that resembles coral textures

Mulyana Transforms Plastic Yarn and Netting into Arresting Ocean Textures

October 16, 2024

a small, fishlike marine animal camouflages against orange tendrils underwater

Andrei Savin Reveals the Concealed in ‘Masters of Hiding’

October 4, 2024

soft coral grows on the inside and outside of a railcar submerged underwater. fish swim nearby

Off the Coast of Georgia, Marine Life Colonizes Two MARTA Railcars

September 25, 2024

a detail of a large cardboard sculpture of a coral reef, focusing on a sea turtle and numerous small fish

Josh Gluckstein Crafts a Teeming Reef from Recycled Cardboard

September 24, 2024

One Whale of a Meal Wins The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition

September 18, 2024

artist Ellie Hannon working on a painting on the aft deck of a research vessel at sunset

Art and Science Set Sail in Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Artist-at-Sea Program

September 17, 2024

a gangly creature with innumerable appendages and a translucent pale body

Schmidt Ocean Institute Discovers 20 New Species Along the Remote Nazca Ridge

September 9, 2024

in a black and white photo, a large barreling wave begins to crash down on itself as a handful of individuals in the water nearby watch

Tim McKenna Documents the Heaving Waves of French Polynesia

September 8, 2024

an array of small tins and boxes with paintings of the sea on them, arranged neatly on a table

On Vintage Objects, David Cass’s Paintings Summon the Sea

September 5, 2024

a humpback whale breaches in front of a blue sky off the coast of New South Wales, Australia

Dive Into Marine Drama Around the World with This Year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists

August 19, 2024

‘100 for the Ocean’ Brings Together 100 Photographers from Around the World to Support Marine Conservation

May 28, 2024

Researchers Uncover Hundreds of New Marine Species in the Underwater Mountain Ecosystems of the Pacific Ocean

April 12, 2024

A glass ammonite, in its unique spiral shell, in hues of pink.

Kelly O’Dell Brings Extinct Creatures Back to Life through Vibrant Colored Glass

January 27, 2024

The 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the Stunning Sights Above and Below the Surface

November 24, 2023