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an electrical engineer by training(BS Purdue U.) and a nature photographer for the last 20 years. His images have been published in many publications, books and scientific journals associated with organizations such as the Cousteau Society, San Diego's Birch Aquarium and the Calif. Academy of Science(CAS). In 1992, while accompanying a group of CAS marine biologists to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, he documented a new species of nudibranch which was named for him. (Ceratosoma alleni)

He has traveled extensively throughout Asia documenting the marine animals that proliferate this region. He is also an avid nature photographer and is available for field animal behavior documentation assignments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

                                                           

Since Jerry lives in San Diego, he spends many days each year documenting the the "blue water" animals that inhabit the waters off So. California. This 500 lb. Mola Mola was photographed 20 miles off shore where it was drifting with a kelp patty so the resident Luna fish might clean parasites off his body.

Jerry Allen

All images copyright (c)2003 Jerry Allen
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Photo courtesy of Mark Conlin