Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Postcard) - The Right Look

POSTCARD: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 - The Right Look

Richard Robinson (New Zealand) becomes the object of fascination for a young whale.

With this curious whale calf investigating him, Richard's main challenge was to swim far enough away from the youngster to photograph it. The encounter lasted an incredible 30 minutes, with the calf circling Richard, swimming off and then returning for another look.

New Zealand's population of southern right whales, known as tohorā in Māori, were hunted to near extinction by European whalers in the 1800s and then again by Soviet whalers in the 1900s. Now protected, the population has bounced back from a small group, including just 13 breeding females, to more than 2,000 individuals.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
The Right Look
Richard Robinson 
Animal Portraits, Highly Commended