Underwater stills photographer and expeditioner Amos Nachoum’s extraordinary images are a visual plea to understand the ocean’s predatory animals in order to protect them – and their environment.

Nature’s fierce glory

Underwater stills photographer and expeditioner Amos Nachoum’s extraordinary images are a visual plea to understand the ocean’s predatory animals in order to protect them – and their environment.

18 June 2020

Master photographer of threatened and endangered big animals worldwide, Amos Nachoum’s vision is to raise awareness of ocean giants in their habitats. With respect and compassion, his photographs strive to dispel the myth of dangerous wildlife and instead show harmonious interactions between man and animal – and nature in all her fierce glory.
Amos has won numerous industry and international awards – including the Nikon award, the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award (twice), and the American Photographic Artist competition – and his photos and essays have appeared in leading magazines worldwide.
Amos was also voted the 2019 SeaKeeper of the Year, where he shared his vision – In the Company of Ocean Giants – at a prestigious TedTalk to a standing ovation, and leads wildlife photography expeditions with his company BigAnimals.com
Now, 10 years in the making, the movie Picture of his Life, which has just been released to an exclusive audience, has arrived for you to enjoy.
Watch the trailer here.

“My message is: there is hope of saving our environment. It is not too late to make a difference, but the time is now. We need to become more careful about our behaviour and our actions – conservation is now calling us to action. After all, extinction is forever.”
Amos Nachoum

Facing reality (Pleneau Island, Antarctic Peninsula) Leopard seals are solitary and territorial, feeding mainly on penguins during the short two- to three-month season. The seal first drowns the penguin before starting the process of removing its feathers.

Gentle creature (Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia) With heavy blubber, a light colour, no dorsal fin to swim under ice and powerful echolocation to find breathing holes, the gentle beluga has adapted to the icy waters.

Lone walrus (Canadian High Arctic) Enamored by the size of the tusk on this beautiful animal, I had to break the ice for three hours just to get close enough to create this portrait (6 inches).

Diamonds in the sky (Sea of Cortez, Mexico) Mobula rays arrived in huge numbers to feed on plankton in the rich waters of the eastern coast.

King penguin colony (South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean) The noise was deafening, the smell overwhelming, and only from a distance could I see how amazing this colony of 250,000 pairs of king penguins looked.

Narwhal (Baffin Island, Canada) With the mid-summer ice sheet breaking along the waterway and inlet, narwhals arrived to feed on the Arctic char. My long wait paid off when a pod of females and males arrived.

Sailfish and sardines (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico) Sailfish migrate from the Caribbean to feed on just hatched Brazilian sardines, pushing them to the surface where they are trapped.

Polar bear hunt (Svalbard, Norway) After giving birth and hiding in a den for four months, this hungry polar bear’s sense of smell led her to a hole in the ice-covered fjord where she waited for the ringed seal to return.

Over my head (Far high Canadian Arctic) The polar bear mother and her cubs entered the water, and I joined them from 300 yards away, waiting patiently for them to join me, which they did, out of curiosity.

Amos Nachoum: Picture of his Life

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Nature’s fierce glory

Underwater stills photographer and expeditioner Amos Nachoum’s extraordinary images are a visual plea to understand the ocean’s predatory animals in order to protect them – and their environment.

“My message is: there is hope of saving our environment. It is not too late to make a difference, but the time is now. We need to become more careful about our behaviour and our actions – conservation is now calling us to action. After all, extinction is forever.”
Amos Nachoum

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Nature’s fierce glory

Underwater stills photographer and expeditioner Amos Nachoum’s extraordinary images are a visual plea to understand the ocean’s predatory animals in order to protect them – and their environment.

“My message is: there is hope of saving our environment. It is not too late to make a difference, but the time is now. We need to become more careful about our behaviour and our actions – conservation is now calling us to action. After all, extinction is forever.”Amos Nachoum

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“My message is: there is hope of saving our environment. It is not too late to make a difference, but the time is now. We need to become more careful about our behaviour and our actions – conservation is now calling us to action. After all, extinction is forever.”
Amos Nachoum