Journey to the Deep Sea Vents

I don't know how many of you follow hookahjoe, who has one of the more interesting jobs in the world for those of us who love travel and oceans: he works on a marine research vessel.

This is the deep sea vent photo entry.

I should warn that his blog is frequently not worksafe from language and occasional nudity, so keep that in mind if you want to see more. He can be an amazing photographer, especially of the everyday in foreign countries.

Here's one he calls the money shot:


( Here's some great shots from his blog, with links to the posts they came from, behind an LJ cut for you bandwidth-impaired types. )