How can I describe what it’s like to float in a Norwegian fjord, with 200 meters of inky-blue water below me, as the ocean’s greatest predator glides into view? Despite the orca’s fearsome reputation, I feel no fear, only delight, joy, and awe. Watching these wild and beautiful creatures move with such grace, agility, and […]
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We had just dropped our divers into the water. There were so many orca circling and cavorting. We all thought, “There must be herring below,” and were ready for the orca to feed. Suddenly, there was a great spray of crimson-red water from the middle of the orca action, a sight terrifying in what it […]
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We watch in excitement as a small black tip rises out of the ocean beside us. Like a blade slicing through the water, it catches the golden light of an all-day dawn sun. A moment later, the magnificent body of the orca bursts from the surface with a blast of air and spray before gliding […]
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It’s a beautiful, cold but calm evening here in Skjervøy. The whales played coy all day, only deciding to join us in the late dusk, just when photography was no longer an option for my old equipment. The sky, however, lit up on our way home with a rising moon set against snow-covered mountains, and […]
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Seven years ago, a good friend invited me to, and introduced me to, one of the most extraordinary places on Earth I’ve ever experienced: Skjervøy, Norway. This place, well into the Arctic, is as brutal as it is beautiful, and full of life. My first experience of the Norwegian fjords around Skjervøy was filled with […]
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