1The Photographer

Paul Nicklen is a wildlife and nature photojournalist specializing in the Arctic and Antarctica with an emphasis on climate change.
3Leopard seal

Leopard seal is an active predator and is the second largest seal in Antarctica. In Pauls own words “When you get in the water with a wild animal, you’re essentially giving yourself to that animal because, as humans, we’re quite helpless and vulnerable in the water. You’re at the seal’s mercy. You’re at the predator’s mercy.”
4Biggest seal

Seeing this seal, Paul said to himself “Bloody Hell! That’s the biggest leopard seal I’ve ever seen!” He jumped into the waters to photograph it.
5Approaching predator

When he jumped and swam towards the seal, it was catching a penguin. Seeing Paul, the seal right away dropped the penguin and moved towards him.
7Threatening?

She opened her mouth, took his head and camera in her mouth and did this threat display.
9What are you doing?

She looked amazed and frustrated to see that Paul is not eating anything that she offered.
10You, poor animal!

She thought Paul was a useless predator in her ocean and started to feed him by bringing first weak and then dead penguins.