Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror

From TED

Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean.
Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.

Using the camera as his tool of communication, Brian Skerry has spent the past three decades telling the stories of the ocean.
His images portray not only the aesthetic wonder of the ocean but display an intense journalistic drive for relevance.
Skerry’s work brings to light the many pressing issues facing our oceans and its inhabitants. Typically spending eight months of the year in the field, he often face extreme conditions to capture his subjects.
He has lived on the bottom of the sea, spent months aboard fishing boats and dived beneath the Arctic ice to get his shot.
He has spent over 10,000 hours underwater.

Links :

• NationalGeographic : Brian Skerry
• Photography : Brian Skerry, geographic photographer profiled
  
• YouTube : Brian Skerry describes the exhiliration of an up-close encounter with a curious, 45-foot-long right whale