Photography and Ceramics by Marisa Ishimatsu

Working to cure nature blindness,

one photograph at a time.

Newest Photos

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
Komodo Island, Indonesia
Painted mock viper (Psammodynastes pictus), in situ
Painted mock viper (Psammodynastes pictus), in situ
Sebangau National Forest, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
Sunset canal
Sunset canal
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Empidodea(?)
Empidodea(?)
Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Brothers
Brothers
Palangkaraya, Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Clear-winged wooly bat (Kerivoula pellucida)
Clear-winged wooly bat (Kerivoula pellucida)
Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo
White-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis)
White-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis)
Komodo Island, Indonesia
Olive-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
Olive-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
Uganda
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Painted mock viper (Psammodynastes pictus), in situ Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Sunset canal Empidodea(?) Brothers Clear-winged wooly bat (Kerivoula pellucida) White-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis) Olive-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)

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    April 20, 2025

    8am-1pm

    Marin Civic Center, San Rafael

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    April 26, 2025
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    West Valley College, Biology Department Buildings
    14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

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    May 17, 2025

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