Photographer Spends 25 Years Following Dolphins And Whales, The Photos Are Breathtaking
The British Photographer, Christopher Swann has been following his passionate creativity for the past 25 years. Swann has been spending many years diving and exploring the ocean and possessed the perfect skill of shooting photos of cetaceans as whales and dolphins. His photos are so fascinating since they are being captured both above and below water.
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His photos were able to capture the elegance with their own subtle tones of colours on smooth waters since they capture the natural beauty of the animals in their own habitats. Following are some of the highlights from one of his interviews about his passion for photographing marine mammals with mymodernmet.
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I have been at sea sailing since I was 17 (40 years ago) and I love the beauty and perfection of the sea. Cetaceans epitomise that, and nothing is more perfect than any cetacean underwater, but whales are really special. To see animals so huge yet so graceful, so at ease and at one with their surroundings, is exquisite.
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I have been fiddling about with B&W for a while, but most underwater images, especially those in clear water, are brought singing into life by the vibrancy of the blue. However, sometimes a detail or a shape stands out, and B&W emphasises that. I have been looking at whales for the last 25 years. It is what I do almost every day. Originally, I ran whale-watching holidays, first in the Hebrides (on my 75 ft. boat, the Marguerite Explorer; the company was called "Western Isles Sailing and Exploration Co. Ltd.") on the west coast of Scotland and then in the Canary Islands–two very different locations: one cold and grey, the other in clear blue sunlit water–that started my desire to swim with cetaceans. I have spent all that time getting to know many species and how they react, how to get yourself in the right place, etc.
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You'll be saying goodbye to the whale-watching holiday business and focusing exclusively on photography starting in October 2016. What are you most excited about for this next chapter in your life?
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I would love to be able to devote my time to whale photography. Running [whale-watching] trips means I have to snatch opportunities, sometimes steering until the very last moment and then running up the deck, often with an obscured view, and endlessly putting other people in the perfect position for a photo while I can only watch. For a few years, I would like to try and take better photos, and that means I must concentrate on that. Christopher Swann: Website (oceanus.uk.com/christopher). Photos credit:Christopher Swann. You can read interview from mymodernmet site.
