Matthew Maran / Dramatic seas crashing onto a rocky shore. The Broken Group Islands from The Wild Pacific Trail, Ucluelet, West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, September 2010.

Matthew Maran / Dawn light breaking through clouds behind a lighthouse. Amphitrite Point, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, Canada, October 2010.

Matthew Maran / An American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with remains of fish prey while a crow waits for scraps. Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, Canada, June.

Matthew Maran / Rough seas crashing against rocky shore in front of a dramatic cloudy sky. The Broken Group Islands, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, Canada.

Matthew Maran / Dead Black Bear (Ursus americanus) on a beach. This individual was shot for regularly feeding on nearby fish plant garbage. Ucluelet Inlet, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, August 2008.

Matthew Maran / Dead Black bear (Ursus americanus) shot for regularly feeding on nearby fish plant garbage, Ucluelet Inlet, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Marine eelgrass (Zostera marina), Ucluelet Inlet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada