Striped Marlin of Todos Santos with Big Animals

Join wildlife photographer Amos Nachoum in meeting the ocean’s most spectacular big game fish on its own terms.

On this exciting underwater photography expedition a small group of five will venture out to secret remote sea mounts where striped marlin gather to feed, and where no sports fishermen will spoil the hunt for superb images. Flocking frigatebirds will point to schooling mackerel, where, down below, a phenomenal feeding frenzy unfolds: groups of twelve or more striped marlin attacking mackerel bait balls with their spear-like bills, their stripes fluorescing brilliantly as they thrash the water and take their dazed prey one at a time. Competing for the mackerel are seals, sea lions, and the large Bryde’s whales (up to 40 feet long), making for a wild display of top-of-the-food-chain predation.

And you’ll be able to go home with the best kind of big game trophy, the one that captures the animal’s spirit, not its life.

Based in Todos Santos, where Big Animals has organized a dive boat, compressor and tanks, you will head out each day to search for the marlin and the mackerel they feed on. The group will be split into 2 teams, each taking turns observing the feeding and of course, making images.

Please contact us for complete details.

Amos Nachoum is a photographer and explorer. He has shot just about everything there is to shoot, but what he loves most is wildlife photography, especially if it’s in the water.

Amos’s photos and essays have appeared in hundreds of publications around the globe, including National Geographic, Time, Life, The New York Times and Condé Nast Traveler. His work has also been included in the books The Living Ocean, The World of Nature, and Oceans. His photography has won Nikon, Communication Arts, and BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

He has co-produced documentaries with Stan Waterman, and he was the team leader for National Geographic’s Red Sea, Great White Shark, and Killer Whale photo expeditions.

His commitment to wildlife led him to co-found Israel’s Marine National Park on the Red Sea. He works tirelessly to bring attention to some of the most fragile regions of the underwater realm, with preservation of the environment foremost in every encounter.

Based in San Francisco, California, Amos operates the cutting-edge adventure-travel program Big Animals Expeditions. His voyages take him and his guests all over the world to observe, photograph, and revere the most magnificent creatures on the planet.