Shane Keena Photography: Blog https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog en-us (C) Shane Keena Photography (Shane Keena Photography) Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:35:00 GMT Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:35:00 GMT https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/img/s/v-12/u148876504-o343622143-50.jpg Shane Keena Photography: Blog https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog 120 80 Great Hammerhead and Reef Shark used for PADI Project Aware Certification Card https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2021/2/great-hammerhead-and-reef-shark-used-for-padi-project-aware-certification-card https://www.projectaware.org/news/project-awares-limited-edition-2021-card-explained

 

 

 

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2021/2/great-hammerhead-and-reef-shark-used-for-padi-project-aware-certification-card Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:57:03 GMT Hermit crab with can to be exhibited at Photofest https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/10/hermit-crab-with-can-to-be-exhibited-at-photofest It was our pleasure to curate the collection of images from this assignment, which drew over 13,000 submissions, in partnership with Photofest. The selected images will be exhibited in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, later this year.
https://www.photofest.mx

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/10/hermit-crab-with-can-to-be-exhibited-at-photofest Thu, 03 Oct 2019 07:39:24 GMT Hermit Crab with Can on NatGeo https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/10/hermit-crab-with-can-on-natgeo Featured in one of the last Nat Geo assignments, "A Planet in Balance" 2019. 

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/10/hermit-crab-with-can-on-natgeo Thu, 03 Oct 2019 07:34:51 GMT "Swish" featured on NatGeo Daily Dozen https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/10/-sw Featured on one of the last Nat Geo Daily Dozen assignments (8/27/2019) before the format closed down. 

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/10/-sw Thu, 03 Oct 2019 07:33:21 GMT "Worst hide and seek player ever" selected for NatGeo's Daily Dozen 6/7/2019 https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/6/-worst-hide-and-seek-player-ever-selected-for-natgeos-daily-dozen-6/7/2019 https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/13850948/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/6/-worst-hide-and-seek-player-ever-selected-for-natgeos-daily-dozen-6/7/2019 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:19:17 GMT Hermit Crab with can shell featured on NatGeo Daily Dozen and NatGeo Photos of the Week https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/6/hermit-crab-with-can-shell-featured-on-natgeo-daily-dozen-and-natgeo-photos-of-the-week https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/13797000/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/6/hermit-crab-with-can-shell-featured-on-natgeo-daily-dozen-and-natgeo-photos-of-the-week Fri, 07 Jun 2019 05:17:37 GMT Humpback whale mother and calf selected for Earth Day 2019 NatGeo Daily Dozen https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/4/humpback-whale-mother-and-calf-selected-for-earth-day-2019-natgeo-daily-dozen

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/4/humpback-whale-mother-and-calf-selected-for-earth-day-2019-natgeo-daily-dozen Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:25:19 GMT My humpback whale tattooed by world famous Deano Cook https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/2/my-humpback-whale-tattooed-by-world-famous-deano-cook One of my dearest friends, the lovely and talented Christina De La Fuente Hernandez had the amazing marine life tattoo artist Deano Cook tattoo my humpback whale portrait on her as the start of a full sleeve. It looks absolutely amazing!

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/2/my-humpback-whale-tattooed-by-world-famous-deano-cook Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:02:08 GMT "Eye to Eye" selected as 4th place for Portraits in Ocean Art Competition 2018 https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/1/-eye-to-eye-selected-as-4th-place-for-portraits-in-ocean-art-competition-2018  

 

"The judges evaluated thousands of entries from 70 countries before selecting the final set of images as Ocean Art winners. 
The four Ocean Art 2018 judges included prestigious underwater photographers Tony Wu, Martin Edge, and Marty Snyderman, accompanied by Underwater Photography Guide publisher Scott Gietler."

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/1/-eye-to-eye-selected-as-4th-place-for-portraits-in-ocean-art-competition-2018 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:40:31 GMT Apex Predators selected as NatGeo Your Shot photos of the week https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/1/apex-predators-selected-as-natgeo-your-shot-photos-of-the-week https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/your-shot/photos-of-the-week/2019/01/best-pictures-week-of-january-11-from-our-community/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2019/1/apex-predators-selected-as-natgeo-your-shot-photos-of-the-week Fri, 11 Jan 2019 06:58:06 GMT Comedy Wildlife Photography Award Winner Spectrum Photo Creatures in the Air Category https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/11/comedy-wildlife-photography-award-winner-spectrum-photo-creatures-in-the-air-category https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/2018_finalists.php#&gid=1&pid=23

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/11/comedy-wildlife-photography-award-winner-spectrum-photo-creatures-in-the-air-category Fri, 02 Nov 2018 21:55:16 GMT Deadpan burrowing owl selected for NatGeo's 10/26/18 "Daily Dozen" https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/10/deadpan-burrowing-owl-selected-for-natgeos-10/27/18-daily-dozen https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/daily-dozen/2018-10-26/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/10/deadpan-burrowing-owl-selected-for-natgeos-10/27/18-daily-dozen Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:40:57 GMT "I Shot It" Wildlife Photo Competition #4 2018 winning image, Humpback whale B&W https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/10/-i-shot-it-wildlife-photo-competition-4-2018-winning-image-humpback-whale-b-w http://www.i-shot-it.com/competition-photo.php?id=5bb85f0a40fcd

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/10/-i-shot-it-wildlife-photo-competition-4-2018-winning-image-humpback-whale-b-w Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:55:45 GMT Big eyed Burrowing owl featured in The Gaurdian newspaper, 9/13/2018 https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/big-eyed-burrowing-owl-featured-in-the-gaurdian-newspaper-9/13/2018

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/big-eyed-burrowing-owl-featured-in-the-gaurdian-newspaper-9/13/2018 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:52:17 GMT Big eyed Burrowing owl a 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalist https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/big-eyed-burrowing-owl-a-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-finalist https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/vote-affinity-photo-peoples-choice-award.php

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/big-eyed-burrowing-owl-a-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-finalist Thu, 13 Sep 2018 02:56:51 GMT Burrowing Owlet duo image the NatGeo Top Shot of 9/11/18 https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/burrowing-owlet-duo-image-the-natgeo-top-shot-of-9/11/18 https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/178007677284/top-shot-owlets-auditioning-top-shot

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/burrowing-owlet-duo-image-the-natgeo-top-shot-of-9/11/18 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:40:26 GMT Burrowing owlets featured in NatGeo Your Shot Daily Dozen, September 11, 2018 https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/burrowing-owlets-featured-in-natgeo-your-shot-daily-dozen-september-11-2018

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/9/burrowing-owlets-featured-in-natgeo-your-shot-daily-dozen-september-11-2018 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:27:48 GMT "Little owlet, big leap" voted as the top image of 8/7/18 on NatGeo's Your Shot https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/-little-owlet-big-leap-voted-as-the-top-image-of-8/7/18-on-natgeos-your-shot

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/-little-owlet-big-leap-voted-as-the-top-image-of-8/7/18-on-natgeos-your-shot Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:48:33 GMT "Little owlet, big leap" gets some love from NatGeo Your Shot producer and makes the Daily Dozen https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/-little-owlet-big-leap-gets-some-love-from-natgeo-your-shot-producer http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/daily-dozen/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/-little-owlet-big-leap-gets-some-love-from-natgeo-your-shot-producer Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:36:19 GMT Ocean Conservancy 2018 Photo Competition Honorable Mention https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/ocean-conservancy-2018-photo-competition-honorable-mention

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/ocean-conservancy-2018-photo-competition-honorable-mention Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:04:04 GMT My image "Eye to Eye" featured in NatGeo story, "Underwater Beauty" https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/my-image-eye-to-eye-featured-in-natgeo-story-underwater-beauty https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/underwater-beauty/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/my-image-eye-to-eye-featured-in-natgeo-story-underwater-beauty Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:49:38 GMT My image of two Burrowing owlets featured on the NatGeo homepage https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/my-image-of-two-burrowing-owlets-featured-on-the-natgeo-homepage

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/my-image-of-two-burrowing-owlets-featured-on-the-natgeo-homepage Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:47:57 GMT Work featured in new publication, "Citizen science for coastal and marine conservation" https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/work-featured-in-new-publication-citizen-science-for-coastal-and-marine-conservation  

My work is featured in chapter 5: Using citizen science to study the impact of vessel traffic on marine mammal populations

https://books.google.com/books?id=xjQ8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT124&lpg=PT124&dq=shane+keena&source=bl&ots=yB_jNwWBDI&sig=gP3CaMA_YELmFHZsuWbQjRsF4a4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZmfX4oYjZAhVLAqwKHXaVCJw4FBDoAQhOMAg#v=onepage&q=shane%20keena&f=false

 

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/work-featured-in-new-publication-citizen-science-for-coastal-and-marine-conservation Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:46:37 GMT Work featured in new book https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/work-featured-in-new-book Some of my work (Under the surface) is featured in the new book, "Amazing Photography: Real stories to inspire us all" published by Xposer out of the Netherlands.

 

https://amazingphotographybook.com/nl/gratis-boek/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2018/8/work-featured-in-new-book Fri, 03 Aug 2018 01:36:10 GMT Image featured in The Dana Point Times https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2017/12/image-featured-in-the-dana-point-times http://www.danapointtimes.com/humpbacks-outnumber-gray-whales-early-migration-season/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2017/12/image-featured-in-the-dana-point-times Fri, 15 Dec 2017 05:24:08 GMT CCC 1st place image in new book, California Coastal Voices https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2017/10/ccc-1st-place-image-in-new-book-california-coastal-voices https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/assets/coastalvoices/CaliforniaCoastalVoices.pdf

 

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]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2017/10/ccc-1st-place-image-in-new-book-california-coastal-voices Fri, 13 Oct 2017 22:18:29 GMT Offshore bottlenose dolphin image featured in travel blog https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2017/9/offshore-bottlenose-dolphin-image-featured-in-travel-blog

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2017/9/offshore-bottlenose-dolphin-image-featured-in-travel-blog Sun, 10 Sep 2017 20:06:36 GMT Images in the University of Redlands OchTamale Spring 2016 issue https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2016/3/images-in-the-university-of-redlands-ochtamale-spring-2016-issue http://ochtamalemagazine.net/the-marine-biologist/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2016/3/images-in-the-university-of-redlands-ochtamale-spring-2016-issue Mon, 07 Mar 2016 03:21:52 GMT My images from the lagoons of Baja on Yahoo's Grind TV https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2016/3/my-images-from-the-lagoons-of-baja-on-yahoos-grind-tv http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/gray-whale-baby-boom-more-than-1000-newborns-counted-in-mexico/#ODqhzoQyEM6wWWdQ.97

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2016/3/my-images-from-the-lagoons-of-baja-on-yahoos-grind-tv Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:16:23 GMT Ocean life off the Orange County coast https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2015/9/ocean-life-off-the-orange-county-coast http://www.ocregister.com/articles/day-684551-boat-kids.html

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2015/9/ocean-life-off-the-orange-county-coast Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:50:53 GMT Orange County Register clipping featuring my breaching Minke whale image! https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2015/7/orange-county-register-clipping-featuring-my-breaching-minke-whale-image

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2015/7/orange-county-register-clipping-featuring-my-breaching-minke-whale-image Sun, 26 Jul 2015 03:31:26 GMT Article in the July 9th, 2015 San Clemente Times https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2015/7/article-in-the-july-9th-2015-san-clemente-times http://www.sanclementetimes.com/scene-humpback-whale-breach/

 

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2015/7/article-in-the-july-9th-2015-san-clemente-times Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:44:35 GMT 1st Place winner of the 2014 California Coastal Commission Photography Contest! https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2014/10/1st-place-winner-of-the-2014-california-coastal-commission-photography-contest http://mycoastalphoto.com

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) cetacean humpback whale marine mammal nature https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2014/10/1st-place-winner-of-the-2014-california-coastal-commission-photography-contest Sat, 04 Oct 2014 04:29:03 GMT My images in Dana Point Times https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2014/9/my-images-in-dana-point-times http://www.danapointtimes.com/humpback-whales-spotted-near-dana-point/

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) cetacean ecology humpback whale marine mammal nature https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2014/9/my-images-in-dana-point-times Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:33:11 GMT First official cover! https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2014/9/first-official-cover

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) cetacean ecology humpback whale marine mammal nature https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2014/9/first-official-cover Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:00:16 GMT Articles and updates https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2013/2/articles-and-updates http://www.easyreadernews.com/64800/whale-watching-warnings/?fb_action_ids=335728653198855&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=above-post&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22335728653198855%22%3A423116237757284%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22335728653198855%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%22335728653198855%22%3A%22above-post%22%7D

]]> (Shane Keena Photography) https://www.shanekeenaphotography.com/blog/2013/2/articles-and-updates Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:54:17 GMT