Paul Nicklen

Having a hard time disagreeing or summing it up better than John Struan, when he writes, “this presentation by Paul Nicklen is possibly the best TED talk I’ve watched – – funny, fascinating, well-delivered, and supported by tremendous photographs. Among the interesting factoids: The ice he regularly dove in was so cold that he typically vomited [...]

Paul Nicklen, a contributing photographer for National Geographic, talks about his wild sea adventure with a giant leopard seal. His photographs tell a frightening story, but his memory of the events is quite different. Leopard Seals are amongst the animal kingdom’s most vicious predators. [via here/here]