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.
Paul NicklenTo approach animals in their most natural, native settings. I have to understand the mysteries of their behavior. With careful preparation, I can show the animal in its best light, demonstrating its beauty, strength and intelligence.
Paul NicklenReally, what [sea] ice does is it acts like a garden. … Losing that ice is like losing the soil in a garden.
Paul Nicklen