'Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this to happen' — pro sealife photographer captures 'first-ever' photos of rare seal in Antarctica

Photos of a rare Ross seal in Antarctica by sealife photographer Justin Hofman, underwater near the surface.

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• A photographer has captured the "first-ever" underwater shots of a rare seal
• The Ross seal was photographed in Antarctica using a Sony A1
• The photographer Justin Hofman called it "a bittersweet encounter" due to climate change