Brian Skerry, a photojournalist who specializes in wildlife photography, has taken photographs of the Southern Right Whales in Auckland’s Island Marine Reserve.
The photographer had the opportunity to dive into the water and interact with the whales and described his experience as “amazing”—the intelligent and majestic sea mammals would wait for him when they realized he was unable to keep up with them.
Although there was not much light, the photographer still managed to capture these beautiful shots of these magnificent creatures.
View more of these wonderful creatures below.
[via Brian Skerry]