Photography — Ana Lucía Pozas-Franco

Photography

Featured by

United Nations Convention on Biodiversity

The Nature Conservancy, Mexico

Ocean Nexus

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Marine Mammal Research Unit, UBC

Ocean Equity Lab, Simon Fraser University

Discovery Passage Aquarium

Living Oceans Society

Science Communication Group

Angela Pastificio

Awards
Special Recognition at the OceanPrediction DCC Photo Contest “Ocean’s Beauty” category, 2025
Third Prize at Ocean Exposures Photo Contest “Below the Surface” category, 2024
Photo Contest winner “Botany and Zoology Wellness Initiative”, University of British Columbia, 2021
Photo selected for the Convention on Biological Diversity “Celebrating 25 Years of Biological Diversity” book, 2018

Dive guide looking into a crevice near the entrance of cenote X'batun in Yucatán, Mexico.

Do you notice how bubbles cause two opposite reflections of its surroundings? No two bubble photos will ever be the same.

A grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spy-hopping our boat in Puerto Chale, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

A whale shark (Rhincodon typus)—the biggest fish in the ocean in the Mexican Caribbean. Swimming with them is an undeniably unique experience if done responsibly, and photographing them is no easy task!

A huge school of Big-eyed jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus) swarm divers in the renowned marine reserve of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.

The aurora borealis reaches Kitsilano beach, Vancouver. Can you see the big dipper?

A blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) in Costa Rica's Diamante Eco Adventure Park.

A pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Celestún, Yucatán—an iconic species important for ecotourism in the region.

A green iguana (Iguana iguana) makes eye-contact at Costa Rica's Diamante Eco Adventure Park.

A humpback whale fluke (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Canada pierces through the ocean surface along the same horizon as Mount Baker in the USA.

A vibrant reef in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Can you spot the curious red fish in the foreground and the divers in the background?

A blue agave (Agave tequilana) in Tepoztlán, Mexico radiates a beautiful blue at dusk after rainfall.

Rocky skies — lake reflections in Mount Seymour, Canada yield a new perspective.

A wild howler money mother (Alouatta palliata) and her young chimp swing through the trees in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

A young and playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pirouettes in front of SCUBA divers in Los Islotes, Mexico.

Slack-liners practicing at Cenote Yaakun in Playa del Carmen, México.

Pacific herring roe (Clupea pallasii) captured on a piece of seaweed at Qualicum beach, Vancouver Island during the annual herring spawn.

Gulls feast on Pacific herring during the annual herring spring spawn in Vancouver Island, Canada

An underwater sculpture acts as the beginnings of an artificial reef in Cozumel, Mexico.

An egg yolk jellyfish (Phacellophora camtschatica) drifts across the ocean surface in Tuwanek, Canada.

A brain coral photographed during a dive in Cozumel, Mexico where reefs are vulnerable to rising temperatures.

K'omoks First Nation Totem Pole—a historical landmark in Hornby Island, Canada.

A couple enjoys a vibrant post-hurricane sunset in La Paz, Mexico.

Immersed in the waters near La Paz, Mexico where the ocean and desert meet.

Pink flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Campeche, Mexico. A species that drives ecotourism in the region.

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A small coral Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) emerges from between the coral in a reef in La Paz, Mexico.

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Photo Calendars

I’ve been creating annual photo calendars since 2020 featuring my latest and best nature photography. Available upon request.

To learn more about the photos visit Calendar Photo Stories.

Photo locations

Mexico – Baja California Sur, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Morelos

Costa Rica – Guanacaste, Punta Arenas

Canada – British Columbia

Cameras

Olympus TG-6 | Canon EOS R5 | GoPro Hero 9