As a Video Engineer Intern aboard E/V Nautilus, I was responsible for monitoring ROV mounted cameras, and recording deep sea fauna found in the Gulf of California. Below, is a sample of the footage, collected by me and my fellow video engineers, showing massive tube worms, inquisitive cephalopods, and vibrant purple ciliate colonies.

Black smoker vents. Bubbling cold seeps. Fiery Riftia tube worms. Velveteen mats of purple ciliates. Over seven dives in the Guaymas Basin of the Gulf of California, we explored a deeply diverse array of hydrothermal vent ecosystems with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.