Name: The ocean's glory -- and horror
Uploaded: 2010-06-01T21:36:00Z
Duration: 15 min 56 s
Description: Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.

Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.

Brian Skerry: The ocean's glory -- and horror

The ocean's glory -- and horror

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