Gallery: Capturing the Wonder of the Sea in Stunning Black and White

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    Whale whisperers

    Roca Partida Island, in Revillagigedo, Mexico
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    Alice

    Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico
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    The great white sharks from Guadalupe, México.

    Guadalupe, México
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    Revillagigedo, Mexico
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    Clipperton Island
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    Roca Partida Island, in Revillagigedo, Mexico
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    Clipperton Island
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    Hide and Seek

    Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
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    Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico.
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    The great white sharks from Guadalupe, México.

    Guadalupe, México
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    Roca Partida Island, in Revillagigedo, Mexico
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    Pet your shark

    Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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    Clipperton Island
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    Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico.
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    Dolphins

    Xcalak, Mexico
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    Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
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    The only way is up

    Jardines de la Reina, Cuba
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    El arrecife que habita bajo la plataforma Tiburón, en Tamiahua, México.

    Tamiahua, Mexico
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