Photographer Describes Amazing Underwater Encounter With Right Whale

Underwater encounter with 45-foot right whale (Brian Skerry/National Geographic)

You might have already seen this amazing National Geographic photograph of an encounter between a right whale and a diver. It’s also featured in a new exhibit at the New Bedford Whaling Museum called From Pursuit to Preservation: The Human Interaction with Whales.

In the below video, the man who took the photograph, Brian Skerry, explains the story and excitement behind the taking of the picture.