A killer whale breaches in Icy Strait. I have spent a lot of time in Icy Strait photographing whales. This particular morning was so very special because of the flat calm waters and wonderful soft blue pastel color of the water. I, along with Ralph Lee Hopkins, Lindblad Expeditions Director of Photography, and Flip Nicklin, National Geographic Photographer and Whale Trust co-founder, volunteered for two four-day photo safaris out of Juneau as fundraisers for Whale Trust Maui. The Whale Trust Maui is a nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research and public awareness of whales and their environment. This is one of my favorite images of those eight days. Enjoy and thank you for visiting – Camera: #Nikon #D850, Lens: # Nikkor 80-400mm, Digital Capture, Hand Held, ©Mark Kelley
Killer Whale Breach, Southeast Alaska #3409
“As a kid in Buffalo, New York, I always wondered what it would be like to encounter a whale,” says Mark Kelley. Learn more about Mark…