Instagram @andy_mann Andy Mann

The burning desire to document our planets wildest and most fragile places is what drives me to spend nearly 100 days at sea each and every year. Getting on location is everything and requires equal parts: patience, hustle, insomnia & upper body strength. But I live for this life. There is too much work to do. I’ll sleep when they finally tuck me in with the fishes. 📷: @ianvaso. // @eaglecreek #findyourunknown @3stringsproductions

Fate once crossed me with these gentle giants one rainy evening off Azores, Portugal. The simple power of their presence immediately changed me in inexplicable ways. I’m so grateful for that moment. // Whales are beloved and respected by so many people and yet mercilessly butchered by so few, and those few are going to whip the magic carpet right out from under this planet if we don’t speak up. Please help us #stopicelandwhaling and add your name to the 200k people who stand with me on the petition in the bio. @sea_legacy #stopthehunt @bluespherefoundation @waittfoundation

Mama knows best y’all. Keep her close, always. // One of my favorite images to come from this Summers circumnavigation of Svalbard, Norway. What was first spotted as one big fuzzy pile of fur ultimately (and after a long sleepy stakeout) transformed into a mother and two cubs when they woke. A few moments later they were hidden over the ridge from view. So much magic in these islands. @sea_legacy @sonyalpha #bealpha #A9 @naturalworldsafaris @ladzinski

To date, 97 fin whales have been been slaughtered (not including the fetuses of pregnant females) and another 100 are slated to be killed this year. We cannot stand by and let Iceland allow this in their waters. I certainly won’t be traveling anytime soon to a country who praises tourism and beauty yet is pushing these majestic species into extinction by exporting whale meat to Japan. We @sea_legacy are putting pressure on the Icelandic government by gathering signatures of global citizens and bringing it directly to the international whaling commission this month. Please, please help us and take 10 seconds to add your name. Link is in my bio! 🙏🏼🐋💙 #StopTheHunt #StopIcelandicWhaling #turningthetide

A slow shutter shot of an oceanic whitetip #shark circling us off Cat Island, #Bahamas. Sometimes it’s fun to mix up your style, take some chances and see what happens. @sonyalpha #bealpha #alphacollective #A9 @sea_legacy @zodiacwatches

Ive caught the fever again. Been spending lots of time in the #mountains of #Colorado over the last few weeks. Here, @mikelibecki follows behind @ethan_pringle, ascending up a 2000ft big-wall first ascent in #Greenland we established last summer. The belay views didn’t suck. @roam @ladzinski @connor_seybert @3stringsproductions #climbing #rockclimbing

It takes a weekend in the mountains to shake the salt off and get my feet back on earth. I love spending most of my year at sea but part of me will always belong to places like this. // Sunrise in Indian Peaks, Colorado with @fotopro.usa @sonyalpha #bealpha #a7riii

Mama’s pushing her weight around // Real sea monsters exist in the Savage Islands. Shot #onassignment for @natgeopristineseas offshore of Western Sahara, Africa. @sonyalpha #bealpha @waittfoundation @sea_legacy #itscomingforme #portugal

Just arriving back from paying respects to the great one. What an honor to be in the water with these beautiful sharks. Great White Shark off Guadalupe Island, Mexico. @ladzinski @cainedelacy @3stringsproductions @zodiacwatches @sea_legacy

@seealyseclimb pulling hard on a beautiful wall of red sandstone high above the Frying Pan River outside Basalt, CO. Nothing helps me transition back from weeks at sea than a good session in the mountains. ⛰🧗🏼‍♀️ @rockandicemag @roam

Nipping at mama’s heels as they travel across sea ice, this #polarbear cub was all play and no work. I can relate. If you wait patiently enough there is always a little moment that makes an image stand out amongst the others. If I’m smiling behind the camera, that’s usually it. #Svalbard #Arctic @sea_legacy

Your beauty precedes you. An inquisitive oceanic whitetip #shark pays a memorable visit in the shallows off Cat Island, #Bahamas. @sea_legacy @moorecharitable #underwaterphotography #ocean #turningthetide