Out before sunrise we headed east then south from Skjervøy in search of orca and hopefully to observe their hunting prowess on the migrating herring. The orca hunt herring by corralling them into a tighter and tighter swimming mass until the herring school forms a dense ball that the orca force to the surface. At […]
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Leader of the Pod
Being in the water with orcas in the seven degC fjords around Skjervøy, Norway is unlike any other photographic environment I have ever found myself in. Simply getting in and out of our boat in restrictive dry suits, heavy weight belts and then working with heavy cameras is taking its toll leaving me wishing I […]
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Just imagine for a moment the arctic waters of Skjervoy, Norway, with orcas and humpback whales amid massive schools of herring all migrated here for winter. Now imagine jumping into that freezing water and swimming with them! It’s an incredulous path that has led me here to swim with and photograph these beautiful creatures. I […]
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After 32 hours of travel, catching up with old friends, making new ones and settling into our home together for the coming week at sea, this is the night sky we were greeted by. Amid the deep fjords of Tromsø, a little group of us have come together to explore the waters to the North […]
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