In a world that’s full of cameras, it’s easy to assume that we’ve photographed everything that could possibly be photographed. But for wildlife photographers in particular, many encounters are still incredibly hard to come by and few more so than the Ross seal. That’s why recent underwater imagery of this charismatic mammal has astounded the wildlife community.
According to the photographer, Justin Hofman (@justinhofman), this is quite possibly the first time a Ross seal has been photographed underwater. And what a fine series of photographs it is! My favorite photograph is a close-up of the dog-like creature, gazing doe-eyed into the lens of the camera.
