2021 APoY finalist, James Ferrara - Oceanographic

Finalist Adventure Photographer of the Year

James Ferrara Dominica

15*19’18” N 61*25’46” W

A sperm whale and sargassum weed. “It is exhilarating being in the water with a 40 ton adult sperm whale barreling past you,” says photographer James Ferrara. “The bubble trail left behind by the whale’s head is a testament to its speed and power. The awkward elegance of his oversized head, minuscule eye, and non-proportional pectoral fins are framed beautifully by the sporadic sargassum weed drifting in the currents of the Caribbean.”