Jonathan Kingston | Underwater Photography

An underwater view of an elephant and his mahout swiming in the Andaman Sea during a break from their daily routine of logging. Mahout's and their elephants have a unique relationship that often begins at a young age and lasts for the lifetime of the mahout.

Rainbow scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes xyris.

CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CA: Ralph Clevenger explores an underwater arch while SCUBA diving and swimming with a California Sea Lion “Zalophus Californianus” in the Channel Islands National Park, California.

White-Spotted Rose Anemone, Urticina lofotensis.

Close up of giant kelp frawns, Macrocystis Pyrifera.

A lone SCUBA diver surfaces near his boat in the waters of the Andaman Sea. Diving is one of the attractions bringing tourist dollars to these remote islands.

A hermit crab, Pagurus hemphilli, is one of the many residents in the subsea city that makes up Channel Islands National Park, CA.

Underwater view of a California Sea Lions, Zalophus Californianus, swimming near Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA.

A lone skin diver plys the waters of the Andaman Sea. Diving is one of the attractions bringing tourist dollars to these remote islands.

Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica, resembles sea anemones, but are more closely related to stony corals. The strawberry anemone is found in water deeper than ten feet around in the subsea city of the Channel Islands National Park, California.

A SCUBA diver swims beneath and underwater arch in the Channel Islands National Park, California.

Spanish shawl, Flabellina iodinea.

California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.

CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CA: A young man swims with his SCUBA diving rig above a kelp bed, Macrocystis pyrifera, in the waters of the Channel Islands National Park, California.

White-Spotted Rose Anemone, Urticina lofotensis.

CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CA: Two divers plunge into the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean from a dive boat anchored near the Channel Islands National Park, California. The Channel Islands are known for excellent kelp diving, good surfing, good fishing and a high population of seals and sea lions.

Underwater view of a California Sea Lion, Zalophus Californianus, swimming near Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA.

Red Gregorian, Leptogorgia chilensis (Lophogorgia).

Underwater shot of a school of northern anchovies (engraulis mordax), swimming through giant kelp (macrocystis pyrifera) in the Channel Islands National Park, California.

Spiny Brittle stars, Ophiothrix spiculata, and snapping shrimp on a bright orange sponge.