Janna attended Bucknell University where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology in 1998. She has been a volunteer diver at the National Aquarium in Baltimore since 2004. At age 19, Janna was certified in SCUBA diving, and in 1996 studied at Shoals Marine Laboratory off the coast of Maine where she first developed an interest in underwater photography with a 35mm film camera. In 2003, she moved to a digital underwater camera and with that, came accolades from friends and family over photos of successive dive trips. She was then convinced to publicly display and sell her work, which she has done at Beach Cottage in Ocean View, DE, since March of 2005. These particular underwater photographs represent numerous dive trips to the Bahamas, Aruba, Bonaire and Cabo San Lucas. With her background in Biology, Janna has a unique perspective and knowledge of the underwater world which she enjoys sharing with the general public.
If you are interested in purchasing any of the photography, please drop Janna a line
and let her know which picture you are interested in. You can also find all of her work at The Beach Cottage in Ocean View, DE.
Painted Tunicate Clavelina picta Often found clustered on sponges or soft coral they grow in colonies up to 1,000’s of individuals.
"Cyphoma gibbosum" Flamingo tongue snails average 1 inch in length and are found on soft corals on which they feed . In this photo you can see the green trail left by the animal after feeding on the polyps of the purple sea fan base.
The order of "Gorgornia" Each sea fan is actually made up of a colony of animals in the form of polyps which form into a flattened fan shape. Mainly found in shallow (up to 50 feet) clear water with some movement for filter feeding.
"Stenella frontalis" Atlantic spotted dolphins are a uniform grey as calves and after being weaned from their mothers(these are mammals and produce milk) they begin to develop their spots.
A Hard coral which can form boulder sized colonies. The polyps are usually retracted during the day and extended at night to feed.
"Hippocampus reidi" This seahorse is usually found with the base of their tail curled around the branches of soft corals, as seen in this photo.
"Tubastraea coccinea" Often found in shaded areas such as on pilings under docks, they use their polyps to filter food out of the water. The majority of the polyp’s in a colony extended at night to feed. This photo was taken under the Town Pier in Bonaire at night.
"Ophiothrix suesonii" This brittle star lives on sponges and comes out at night to feed. Their “brittle” arms can be regenerated if broken off.
"Oreaster reticulates" Found in shallow areas, this one was in about 3 feet of water.
"Bispira brunnea" It is named for its feather-like appendages which work not only as filter feeders (collecting plankton and moving it down the appendages to its mouth at the center) but as gills in respiration.
"Diploria strigosa" This is also known as common brain coral, named for its structure resembling a brain. The ridges are formed by calcium carbonate deposits which give it the rock like appearance. This is also why it is considered a hard or stony coral.
Young hawksbill sea turtle, photographed inside “Fire Demon Cave” in Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas.
These animals grow in clusters as they reproduce asexually so they are basically clones of each other in that cluster.
"Gorgornia ventalina"
Order "Actiniaria" Sea anemones usually attach themselves to rocks or coral. They have a centralized mouth which is surrounded by tentacles with stinging cells called nematocysts, which paralyze and entangle prey.
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