From whales to African ungulates, mammals are fascinating in their range of behavior and social systems. I find it extremely satisfying to successfully capture an image of the essence of an animal’s personality no matter how difficult the light or how inhabitable (for me) the environment.

These images are copyrighted. You are welcome to use them in educational, research and nonprofit presentations, but please credit them (©Kathy West Studios).

If you have a need for high resolution, print quality images, of these or other species, please contact me.

Humpback whale feeding on anchovies, Monterey Bay, Calif.Kathy West Studios©2018

Humpback whale feeding on anchovies, Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios 2018

Humpback whale feeding on anchovies, Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios 2018

Humpback whale and California sea lions feeding on anchovies, Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios 2018

Humpback whale feeding on anchovies, Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios 2018

Breaching humpback, Monterey ©KathyWestStudios

Red fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur rufifrons), Madagascar. ©Kathy West Studios 2017

Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus), male. Amber Mountain NP, Madagascar. Kathy West Studios©2017

Northern Sportive Lemur ( Lepilemur septentrionalis), Ankarana NP, Madagascar. Kathy West Studios©2017

Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus), infant. Amber Mountain NP, Madagascar. Kathy West Studios©2017

Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) Madagascar. ©Kathy West Studios 2017

Breaching humpback, Monterey ©2017KathyWestStudios

California Sea Lions, surfing, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017

Sea Otter juvenile with pre-cracked crab from mom, Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017

Immature lion, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris), Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios 2018 2020 NANPA Showcase Top 250

Elephant seal juveniles, California ©2010KathyWestStudios

Spectacled bear finished feeding and decending tree. Cloud forest, Ecuador

Spotted hyena, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Serengeti leopard, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Lunge feeding humpback ©KathyWestStudios

Leopard pair, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Bull elephant, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Lioness and cubs, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Newborn zebra foal, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Elephant eye, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Zebra and water buffalo, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Newborn zebra foal, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Cheetah portrait, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Wildebeest migration

Lioness portrait, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Itchy cat

Harbor seal(Phoca vitulina), Monterey Bay, Kathy West Studios©2017

Playful lioness, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios

Infant fur seal, Galapagos Islands ©KathyWestStudios

Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) Elkhorn Slough, California. ©Kathy West Studios

Northern Right Whale Dolphins, adult and calf (Lissodelphis borealis), Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios

Pacific White Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) (bottom), Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) (top).Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios

Pacific White Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens).Monterey Bay, California. ©Kathy West Studios

Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis), Monterey. KathyWestStudios_©2019_KWS_3884

Morning Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)