eleven years ago was my first trip to
eleven years ago was my first trip to Antarctica
I came down here to do a story about the
I came down here to do a story about the behavior of the leopard seal
my name is Paul Nicklin it’s my job as a
my name is Paul Nicklin it’s my job as a photojournalist to capture the
photojournalist to capture the
photojournalist to capture the importance and the fragility of this
importance and the fragility of this
importance and the fragility of this place and bring this back to the world
Antarctica is a beautiful place
Antarctica is a beautiful place but it comes at a price it’s the getting
but it comes at a price it’s the getting
but it comes at a price it’s the getting there that’s the hard part
we have to cross 550 miles of the
we have to cross 550 miles of the roughest seas in the world
that’s a 90 degree shift constantly 24
that’s a 90 degree shift constantly 24 hours a day
but after four days of being confined to
but after four days of being confined to your bunk it’s like you’re entering this
your bunk it’s like you’re entering this
your bunk it’s like you’re entering this dream line and the dream is real
[Music]
[Music] what I love the most about Antarctica is
what I love the most about Antarctica is
what I love the most about Antarctica is that nothing is afraid of me
[Music]
[Music] it is not a place where I feel lonely to
it is not a place where I feel lonely to
it is not a place where I feel lonely to be floating there in the water and then
be floating there in the water and then
be floating there in the water and then like a ghost a humpback whale comes
like a ghost a humpback whale comes
like a ghost a humpback whale comes cruising by
reaches out with a pectoral fin to see
reaches out with a pectoral fin to see what I made of or what I’m doing in
what I made of or what I’m doing in
what I made of or what I’m doing in their waters
their waters
their waters [Music]
it’s like coming back to see my old
it’s like coming back to see my old friend
[Music]
[Music] and then to launch the zodiac and then
and then to launch the zodiac and then
and then to launch the zodiac and then to cruise alone amongst the icebergs
to cruise alone amongst the icebergs
to cruise alone amongst the icebergs it’s my homecoming in a land that you
it’s my homecoming in a land that you
it’s my homecoming in a land that you dream of when you’re not there
dream of when you’re not there
dream of when you’re not there [Music]
you’re just a speck in this landscape of
you’re just a speck in this landscape of beauty my only job at that point is
beauty my only job at that point is
beauty my only job at that point is creating these visuals that I can bring
creating these visuals that I can bring
creating these visuals that I can bring back to the world
I know there are leopard seals in the
I know there are leopard seals in the area
and I’m excited if there’s a chance to
and I’m excited if there’s a chance to meet a leopard seal in these conditions
but I’m also apprehensive by slipping
but I’m also apprehensive by slipping below that that curtain of the surface
below that that curtain of the surface
below that that curtain of the surface and looking underwater I don’t know
and looking underwater I don’t know
and looking underwater I don’t know what’s gonna come and approach me every
what’s gonna come and approach me every
what’s gonna come and approach me every leopard seal is an individual
they are a thousand pounds they are
they are a thousand pounds they are twelve feet long they are bigger than a
twelve feet long they are bigger than a
twelve feet long they are bigger than a grizzly bear
grizzly bear
grizzly bear [Music]
these leopard seals have never seen a
these leopard seals have never seen a human being in their hunting grounds
human being in their hunting grounds
human being in their hunting grounds before
the secret to any big wildlife predator
the secret to any big wildlife predator is to let it dictate the encounter they
is to let it dictate the encounter they
is to let it dictate the encounter they do these big dramatic threat displays
do these big dramatic threat displays
do these big dramatic threat displays and
and
and [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I love it because you know that there
I love it because you know that there
I love it because you know that there they’re putting on a big show
when curiosity overrides fear at that
when curiosity overrides fear at that point you’ve got the seal and the seal
point you’ve got the seal and the seal
point you’ve got the seal and the seal has you and in this case I think the
has you and in this case I think the
has you and in this case I think the leopard seal became incredibly proud to
leopard seal became incredibly proud to
leopard seal became incredibly proud to show me how to catch a penguin how to
show me how to catch a penguin how to
show me how to catch a penguin how to hold the penguin and how to survive in
hold the penguin and how to survive in
hold the penguin and how to survive in this icy world
this icy world
this icy world [Music]
[Music]
[Music] they are so smart they want to
they are so smart they want to
they are so smart they want to communicate with you and that’s the
communicate with you and that’s the
communicate with you and that’s the beauty of these interactions is that
beauty of these interactions is that
beauty of these interactions is that these animals are trying to solve you
these animals are trying to solve you
these animals are trying to solve you [Music]
you can watch in their eyes looks like
you can watch in their eyes looks like they’re smiling they just love to have
they’re smiling they just love to have
they’re smiling they just love to have fun
fun
fun [Music]
I need to transport people into this
I need to transport people into this world with the seal and to realize how
world with the seal and to realize how
world with the seal and to realize how beautiful it is and yet how fragile its
beautiful it is and yet how fragile its
beautiful it is and yet how fragile its ecosystem where it lives is
[Music]
[Music] their ecosystem is crumbling around them
their ecosystem is crumbling around them
their ecosystem is crumbling around them because of the lives that were leading
the only chance it has for survival is
the only chance it has for survival is us as humans changing our behaviors
eleven years ago was my first trip to Antarctica
I came down here to do a story about the
I came down here to do a story about the behavior of the leopard seal
my name is Paul Nicklin it’s my job as a
my name is Paul Nicklin it’s my job as a photojournalist to capture the
photojournalist to capture the
photojournalist to capture the importance and the fragility of this
importance and the fragility of this
importance and the fragility of this place and bring this back to the world
Antarctica is a beautiful place
Antarctica is a beautiful place but it comes at a price it’s the getting
but it comes at a price it’s the getting
but it comes at a price it’s the getting there that’s the hard part
we have to cross 550 miles of the
we have to cross 550 miles of the roughest seas in the world
that’s a 90 degree shift constantly 24
that’s a 90 degree shift constantly 24 hours a day
but after four days of being confined to
but after four days of being confined to your bunk it’s like you’re entering this
your bunk it’s like you’re entering this
your bunk it’s like you’re entering this dream line and the dream is real
[Music]
[Music] what I love the most about Antarctica is
what I love the most about Antarctica is
what I love the most about Antarctica is that nothing is afraid of me
[Music]
[Music] it is not a place where I feel lonely to
it is not a place where I feel lonely to
it is not a place where I feel lonely to be floating there in the water and then
be floating there in the water and then
be floating there in the water and then like a ghost a humpback whale comes
like a ghost a humpback whale comes
like a ghost a humpback whale comes cruising by
reaches out with a pectoral fin to see
reaches out with a pectoral fin to see what I made of or what I’m doing in
what I made of or what I’m doing in
what I made of or what I’m doing in their waters
their waters
their waters [Music]
it’s like coming back to see my old
it’s like coming back to see my old friend
[Music]
[Music] and then to launch the zodiac and then
and then to launch the zodiac and then
and then to launch the zodiac and then to cruise alone amongst the icebergs
to cruise alone amongst the icebergs
to cruise alone amongst the icebergs it’s my homecoming in a land that you
it’s my homecoming in a land that you
it’s my homecoming in a land that you dream of when you’re not there
dream of when you’re not there
dream of when you’re not there [Music]
you’re just a speck in this landscape of
you’re just a speck in this landscape of beauty my only job at that point is
beauty my only job at that point is
beauty my only job at that point is creating these visuals that I can bring
creating these visuals that I can bring
creating these visuals that I can bring back to the world
I know there are leopard seals in the
I know there are leopard seals in the area
and I’m excited if there’s a chance to
and I’m excited if there’s a chance to meet a leopard seal in these conditions
but I’m also apprehensive by slipping
but I’m also apprehensive by slipping below that that curtain of the surface
below that that curtain of the surface
below that that curtain of the surface and looking underwater I don’t know
and looking underwater I don’t know
and looking underwater I don’t know what’s gonna come and approach me every
what’s gonna come and approach me every
what’s gonna come and approach me every leopard seal is an individual
they are a thousand pounds they are
they are a thousand pounds they are twelve feet long they are bigger than a
twelve feet long they are bigger than a
twelve feet long they are bigger than a grizzly bear
grizzly bear
grizzly bear [Music]
these leopard seals have never seen a
these leopard seals have never seen a human being in their hunting grounds
human being in their hunting grounds
human being in their hunting grounds before
the secret to any big wildlife predator
the secret to any big wildlife predator is to let it dictate the encounter they
is to let it dictate the encounter they
is to let it dictate the encounter they do these big dramatic threat displays
do these big dramatic threat displays
do these big dramatic threat displays and
and
and [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I love it because you know that there
I love it because you know that there
I love it because you know that there they’re putting on a big show
when curiosity overrides fear at that
when curiosity overrides fear at that point you’ve got the seal and the seal
point you’ve got the seal and the seal
point you’ve got the seal and the seal has you and in this case I think the
has you and in this case I think the
has you and in this case I think the leopard seal became incredibly proud to
leopard seal became incredibly proud to
leopard seal became incredibly proud to show me how to catch a penguin how to
show me how to catch a penguin how to
show me how to catch a penguin how to hold the penguin and how to survive in
hold the penguin and how to survive in
hold the penguin and how to survive in this icy world
this icy world
this icy world [Music]
[Music]
[Music] they are so smart they want to
they are so smart they want to
they are so smart they want to communicate with you and that’s the
communicate with you and that’s the
communicate with you and that’s the beauty of these interactions is that
beauty of these interactions is that
beauty of these interactions is that these animals are trying to solve you
these animals are trying to solve you
these animals are trying to solve you [Music]
you can watch in their eyes looks like
you can watch in their eyes looks like they’re smiling they just love to have
they’re smiling they just love to have
they’re smiling they just love to have fun
fun
fun [Music]
I need to transport people into this
I need to transport people into this world with the seal and to realize how
world with the seal and to realize how
world with the seal and to realize how beautiful it is and yet how fragile its
beautiful it is and yet how fragile its
beautiful it is and yet how fragile its ecosystem where it lives is
[Music]
[Music] their ecosystem is crumbling around them
their ecosystem is crumbling around them
their ecosystem is crumbling around them because of the lives that were leading
the only chance it has for survival is
the only chance it has for survival is us as humans changing our behaviors
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