Iʼd been dreaming of blue whales, the largest animal to ever live on Earth. We dropped off the boat into the cold blue Atlantic waters and dove down, swimming in the direction Breno, our boat captain had indicated, holding our breath. Out of the deep blue came 2 blue whales, a mother and her baby, shining giants, glowing a metallic blue unlike anything Iʼve ever seen. They passed beneath us, did a half barrel roll to look up at us with their big beautiful eyes before continuing on their way. Taken under Cetacean permit authorization n.º 04-ORAC-2018
Karim was published in National Geographic magazine for his humpback whale photography. He now leads his own trips so that others can swim with whales.
If you are interested in swimming with or photographing humpback whales, Karim guides people in small trips betweenAugust and October every year in Tonga. Visitwww.dancewithwhales.com to find out more
To see more of Karim’s work, visit his website at www.karimphotography.com
