The whale

Korostelev, who is a former IT specialist, now works as an award-winning wildlife photographer. He started with orcas before moving on to film sperm whales in ...

“In the end, we love ocean and all marine creatures. “You feel that it is very safe to be with animal that bigger than dinosaurs,” Korostelev tells PetaPixel. The expeditions take people to see not just whales, but also dugong, seals, sea lions, and more. We love dolphins, seals, sea cows, polar bears—all marine mammals,” the Whale Watching Expeditions website reads. The award-winning image, titled Hippo World, was taken using an underwater drone in a salt lake in South Africa. He started with orcas before moving on to film sperm whales in 2016.