18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beneath the Surface

I took this photo of an Orca in the Gerlache Straight off the Antarctic Peninsula; the curious pod of whales came to investigate our ship so I was able to get a shot of the curious animal almost directly overhead.

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Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Antarctica
Copyright: © Natalie Gillis