"Humpback Whales" Size:32X48 made in 2001 by Jim

made in 2001 by Jim Hellemn

Their name comes from the chlorophyll-tinted color of their fat

A large school of Bannerfish congregate at the edge of the reef on the south side of Sipadan Island in the Celebes Sea

Jim Hellemn's Underwater Landscapes from the Hotspots of Marine Biodiversity:

then seamlessly reassembled into a single super resolution image

"Humpback Whales" Size:32X48 made in 2001 by JimHumpback whale mother, calf (top), male escort (rear), underwater. A young humpback calf typically swims alongside or above its mother, and male escorts will usually travel behind the mother. Phillip Colla is a photographer and natural history writer specializing in wild marine mammals, the California kelp forest, and inhabitants of remote eastern Pacific islands. His photographs, including images of whales, dolphins and pinnipeds, are primarily taken