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Behind the Photo: Paul Nicklen | National Geographic


the first encounter we came up to in

the first encounter we came up to in Antarctica we pulled up in the zodiac

Antarctica we pulled up in the zodiac

Antarctica we pulled up in the zodiac and we saw this massive leopard seal my

and we saw this massive leopard seal my

and we saw this massive leopard seal my guide you Don has a lot of experience

guide you Don has a lot of experience

guide you Don has a lot of experience with them said bloody hell that’s the

with them said bloody hell that’s the

with them said bloody hell that’s the biggest leopard seal I’ve ever seen time

biggest leopard seal I’ve ever seen time

biggest leopard seal I’ve ever seen time to get in the water yeah and so I

to get in the water yeah and so I

to get in the water yeah and so I slipped into the water terrified of what

slipped into the water terrified of what

slipped into the water terrified of what might happen and I swam up to this

might happen and I swam up to this

might happen and I swam up to this leopard seal and right away she opened

leopard seal and right away she opened

leopard seal and right away she opened her mouth took my whole head and camera

her mouth took my whole head and camera

her mouth took my whole head and camera inside her mouth and did these threat

inside her mouth and did these threat

inside her mouth and did these threat displays but then the most amazing thing

displays but then the most amazing thing

displays but then the most amazing thing happened

happened

happened she started to feed me a penguin and she

she started to feed me a penguin and she

she started to feed me a penguin and she started to take penguins and actually

started to take penguins and actually

started to take penguins and actually push them into my camera I think she

push them into my camera I think she

push them into my camera I think she thought the camera was my mom and she

thought the camera was my mom and she

thought the camera was my mom and she kept trying to feed the camera which is

kept trying to feed the camera which is

kept trying to feed the camera which is every photographers dream so here I came

every photographers dream so here I came

every photographers dream so here I came to Antarctica to photograph this

to Antarctica to photograph this

to Antarctica to photograph this potentially vicious animal to have this

potentially vicious animal to have this

potentially vicious animal to have this this predator this top predator in

this predator this top predator in

this predator this top predator in Antarctica take care of me and nurture

Antarctica take care of me and nurture

Antarctica take care of me and nurture me and feed me for four days straight it

me and feed me for four days straight it

me and feed me for four days straight it was the most incredible experience I’ve

was the most incredible experience I’ve

was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had as a National Geographic

ever had as a National Geographic

ever had as a National Geographic photographer

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