Imagery by Sadie Hine

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Intertidal Portraits

Intertidal Portraits
Coastal California

Coastal California
Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest
Africa

Africa
Colorado

Colorado
San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area
Illustration

Illustration
Graphic Art

Graphic Art

About: Sadie Hine

I’m a wildlife photographer and illustrator based in Humboldt County, CA with experience involving subjects big and small, ranging from nudibranchs to leopards and everywhere in between.

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View fullsize Excited to announce that my 2026 photography calendar is now live! This year’s theme is subjects on black backgrounds. As per request, the calendar now includes low tide dates & times for multiple locations across the west coast! If your
View fullsize The tastiest acorns come from the tallest trees 🍃 In preparation for winter, black bears take to the oak forests to eat as many acorns as they physically can. This mom was at the top of a tree, shaking acorns down to the ground with her cub watchin
View fullsize Black oystercatcher with a fresh, delicious rockweed isopod #oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #shorebird #shorb #wildlife #nature #birding #birdwatching #westcoast #california #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #tidepooling #intertidal
View fullsize I saw my first giant nudibranch (Dendronotus iris) two years ago… but it was the size of a pinhead. Ever since, I have been hoping to see one that lives up to their common name, making this large individual a very exciting find for me. #nudi
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View fullsize Nudibranch? Shrek? Worm? Think again. This is a Hedgpeth’s Sapsucker - a type of sacoglossan sea slug (not a nudibranch). For context, they are similar to the internet famous “leaf sheep.” Their green coloration comes from their a
View fullsize Sorcerer’s dorids are arguably one of the most striking nudibranch species we have here in California- and a perfect animal to find during the Halloween season 🎃 #sorcerersdorid #polycera #polyceraatra #nudibranch #seaslug #slug #dorid #dockf
View fullsize Last night was the @bigpicturecomp gallery opening at the California Academy of Sciences! Absolutely surreal to have my image displayed alongside so many incredible photographers in one of the coolest museums out there. I also had a wonderful time
View fullsize A beautiful night in the Klamaths with @keratinflesh & @kookamongus (Not pictured: an absurd amount of bears) #zonata #lampropeltis #lampropeltiszonata #mountainkingsnake #klamath #klamaths #ringtail #ringtailcat #westernscreechowl #wildlifeph
View fullsize Every once and a while I get asked if I take photos of land mollusks in addition to nudibranchs, so here’s one for the terrestrial slug fans 🍌 #bananaslug #ariolimax #ariolimaxcolumbianus #slug #pacificnorthwest #northerncalifornia #humboldt
View fullsize Perhaps one of the most cryptic nudibranchs I have seen.. This is Steinberg’s corambe- a sea slug that looks just like its food. They feed on unique + encrusting colonial animals known as bryozoans, which commonly grow on kelp blades found on
View fullsize Stalked jellyfish are a summer resident here in Northern California. I saw my first individual a few weeks ago and was thrilled, but that day was quickly put to shame. Just in time for our Cnidarian unit in a zoology course I am taking, we were able
View fullsize A surprise encounter. When I go out for macro photography, I often leave my telephoto lens at home. This long eared owl will forever encourage me to bring it with, no matter how heavy it makes my bag 😭 This was shot at 100mm and cropped immensely
View fullsize From a cold, foggy summer day #westernsandpiper #sandpiper #bird #birding #birdwatching #shorb #shorbphotography #shorebird #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #california #humboldtwildlife
View fullsize Hermissenda crassicornis photographed in a sea cave #tidepool #tidepooling #nudibranch #seaslug #hermissenda #hornednudibranch #thickhornednudibranch #wildlife #nature #seacave #intertidal #mendocino #california #norcal
View fullsize American sand wasp (Bembix americana) in the coastal dunes. #bembix #bembixamericana #sandwasp #coastaldunes #coastbuckwheat #macro #macrophotography #wildlife #nature #outdoors #california #norcal #northerncalifornia #pollinator
View fullsize A very large festive tritonid nudibranch (Tritonia festiva) from the Puget Sound. #festivetritonid #tritonia #tritoniafestiva #nudibranch #seaslug #nudibranchs #tidepool #tidepooling #pnw #pacificnorthwest #wildlife #nature #photography #macro
View fullsize Tucked away amongst the Seattle suburbs in a small neighborhood park, this brilliant blue snake was a sight to behold. This is a subspecies of common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) known as the Puget Sound garter snake (ssp. pickeringii). We en
View fullsize For world lizard day, here’s a snapshot of a Bonaire whiptail from earlier this summer. Truly one of the most stunning lizards I have ever seen- and the most colorful individual from the trip. Endemic to the island of Bonaire, these whiptails

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