Snorkeling With President Obama: How Our Photographer Got the Shot (Exclusive) | National Geographic

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Brian Skerry, renowned wildlife photographer, reflects on the "once in a lifetime opportunity" to photograph the President while snorkeling. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Renowned wildlife photographer Brian Skerry is highly skilled at underwater photography. But, a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to photograph the President while snorkeling near Midway Atoll presented exciting challenges. Days after he expanded the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument surrounding the Hawaiian islands, the President visited the pristine expanse of coral reefs and seamounts and went snorkeling to see the marine life for himself. Skerry reflects on the event and how he used his years of experience to get the unique photograph. Read National Geographic's interview with President Obama from Midway Atoll. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/obama-hawaii-midway-marine-climate-change/ Watch Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures, premiering Sunday January 15, 2017 at 7/6c on National Geographic. Video: Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures, National Geographic Additional footage: Luis Lamar, Jeff Wildermuth, Trevor Frost Photographs: Brian Skerry Editor: Gabrielle Ewing Producers: Gabrielle Ewing, Edythe McNamee Snorkeling With President Obama: How Our Photographer Got the Shot (Exclusive) | National Geographic https://youtu.be/ZoinlZZhPjk National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

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BADU GM - 6 years ago

This thief is not in power Any more

JNC - 6 years ago

Possibly why Putin decided to have a vacation

Douglas Dorman - 6 years ago

Thank you Michele, Thank you Bam Bam, excellent choice in sun glasses, peace and love, Doug :).

rmcdaniel423 - 6 years ago

This video is about the PHOTOGRAPHER . . . having a rare and very brief opportunity in a unique environment with a special sort of subject.
The comments have NOTHING to do with this. Almost all are stupid bigoted bullshit regarding Obama, or stupid hero-worship bullshit regarding Obama. I scrolled quite a ways down and virtually nobody gives a shit about the perspective of the guy who got to shoot this gig.
So much vitriolic hate on Youtube. It's really quite ugly.

Daniel Brinkerhoff - 7 years ago

What a dumb ass

thomas scoot - 7 years ago

A true President

Ashim's Hibachi - 7 years ago

Weak hand shake by photographer at the end, step up your game dude

rtswift - 7 years ago

wtf? doesn't the leader of the free world have more important things to do then go snorkeling?

Barbusie - 7 years ago

Proof even SHARKS leave OBAMA alone out of professional courtesy ......

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Pwner 1775 - 7 years ago

hotdog party

Pwner 1775 - 7 years ago

$65000 hotdog party

Dilip K - 7 years ago

Don't worry about Trump. He will be forced to accept ClimateChange and he'll be forced to work for the betterment of environment. Because "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth Prevails)

ken90017 - 7 years ago

Anyone know where this is? This looks like a great shallow snorkeling spot in hawaii with alot of sealife

ScubaMarco32 - 7 years ago

where was this shot?

TK Baha - 7 years ago

good bye, see you no more.

Lopici - 7 years ago

We will miss you Obama. You're the best, take care man.

BADU GM - 6 years ago

Lopici ha funny joke

Bojidar Martinov - 7 years ago

Lopici he won't miss you tho. he will now retire with his millions

Ishaak - 7 years ago

where is that?

spacecase7717 - 7 years ago

Where is a great white when you need it?

joecugo - 7 years ago

WTF happened to this channel?

Wormhole Times - 7 years ago

Best President alive. Now we will have an orange clown in the white house who is clueless about science.

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Nafia Naowar - 7 years ago

lol wtf he's white under that shirt of his Pegasus a

Lucy 3 - 7 years ago

oh you poor thing. being in the presence of barry sorento means so much to you that you verbally gush like a girl with a crush and liken his swimming style to the grace of a dolphin.... lol

Ballista Pk - 7 years ago

i thought this was a super deluxe video

Mr. Sir - 7 years ago

wow this channel has gone to fucking shit

Nikola Prolić - 7 years ago

Other side of the story: man, I can't even snorkel without photographers all around me

Ali - 7 years ago

With Trump. sitting at the shore farting and scaring the fish away

TexasNortonsNZ - 7 years ago

sunscreen is killing the coral reefs..... sad but true. Look into it....

TexasNortonsNZ - 7 years ago

I wonder what the ocean looks like I his own country of birth?

Justin Case - 7 years ago

TexasNortonsNZ you're looking at it

Jimmy Trues - 7 years ago

Obamas white

John Garrison - 7 years ago

No he's Kenyan.

slsriflecruman87 - 7 years ago

Jimmy Trues
Duh it's common knowledge. His mom is white. You act like it's a dirty secret no one knew.

NPC .000000beta - 7 years ago

i guess shit floats.

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Jack Hollingsworth - 7 years ago

This hate on Obama is so toxic jeez. Seems like a great experience though, great photography.

F8_Faarzy - 7 years ago

should have drowned that fucker , really done us all a favor

Adrian - 7 years ago

F8_Faarzy edgy

New Message - 7 years ago

"Yes.. I'd like to sign up to be on the Secret Service please? What do you mean 'can I swim?'"

Jacob Garza - 7 years ago

Tax payer money wasted

Adrian - 7 years ago

Jacob Garza You complain about this and not the silly war on drugs.

Orlando Biotechnology - 7 years ago

Look at that dolphin camera setup, that's some serious photography.

Vanessa Abdul - 7 years ago

The video should've been titled "Merbama: America's Very Own Sea Anomaly"

afreakenracoon - 7 years ago

HE WHITEEEEEEE

Toussaints' Wrath - 7 years ago

lmao Can't wait for the rethuglicans to use this one. "He was snorkeling during Benghazi!" - Alex Jones

David Reyes - 7 years ago

Toussaints' Wrath
Haha good one!

Everything - 7 years ago

obama is awesome and kool, trump will probably say naw no thanks, im too kool for waters, lets put a trump casino here instead, i want money.

BADU GM - 6 years ago

Obama is the one who is obsessed with money not trump

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

He worships money. & his image. 50 / 50.

Mikhail M - 7 years ago

Im simple man, I see Obama, I press dislike

BADU GM - 6 years ago

OMG same

Mikhail M - 7 years ago

+Wormhole Times paid Obama shit

Wormhole Times - 7 years ago

paid Russian troll

MR. Mendez - 7 years ago

Mikhail M stuuuuuuupid... ^^

Eric Poulos - 7 years ago

Lmao you trying to make Obama seem like some euphoric nature loving being? You braindead monsters gave up on earth haven't you. This man has started more wars then all the presidents combined, fact! Do you no what war does to nature? You rather just accept Obamas money to glorify a demon, rather than bringing light into extreme environmental issues. Totally sold out. I remember as a child when i used to read my moms subscriptions to nat geo, it was all about giving a voice to the plants and animals and landscapes that don't have a voice. I remember being inspired to learn about and protect these endangered species and ecosystems. Now this channel is a hollow shell of what used to be, willing to change stories for a bribe.

fay guled - 7 years ago

+Eric Poulos Majority of the ground troops in Iraq has been sent home. There are no ground troops in Syria.

Kudos - 7 years ago

+Eric Poulos Your mom.

Eric Poulos - 7 years ago

+fay guled he did what? Where are his troops right now answer me that.

fay guled - 7 years ago

+Eric Poulos He brought back the troops in Iraq 2009. How exactly is he guilty of a war which he did not vote for when he was in the senate?

Eric Poulos - 7 years ago

+fay guled K.... You do know the only reason why they even went to Iraq in the first place was to obtain oil? Bush started it and Obama went along. He's just as guilty. How many countless lives have been lost over the fight of oil profits? If Your telling me he cares your delusional.

fay guled - 7 years ago

+Eric Poulos Those airstrikes are on ISIS strongholds. If he didn't do any airstrikes at all then people would complain that he is too "weak" on terrorist. As for Iran, he just made a deal called the Iran deal instead of declaring war on them like Israel wanted the US to do. The fact that you claim the he has started more wars than any other presidents shows me that you may have slept in history classes.

Kudos - 7 years ago

Do you even read the description? It is literally about the photographer guy.

Eric Poulos - 7 years ago

+fay guled Lmao no GROUND troops.... Your delusional even if that were true do you jot recall air craft bombings killing thousands?

Eric Poulos - 7 years ago

+fay guled any other in US history sorry.... The only thing good he's done it try to protect a big coral reef which is good and all but are you telling me his countless wars didn't devastate environment? Syria and Iran are beautiful not all desert that you are In the news....

fay guled - 7 years ago

Eric Poulos Look at his invironmental record first and for most. As for your stating that he has started more wars than any other president i call bullcrap on that one. There has been no ground troops on his presidency. Also lets not forget the Paris agreement which is one of the biggest climate agreements in history.

Felipe Aragona Schmid - 7 years ago

in 4 years "Snorkeling with Donald Trump and the great white shark...

A couple of seconds later Trump eats the shark and gets out of the water paying the photographer a small loan of a million dollars

RaulGarcia_RG - 7 years ago

Felipe Aragona Schmid ???????????? :O

Mr Jhavery - 7 years ago

Haha

Templarzealot89 - 7 years ago

fuck that traitor

Templarzealot89 - 7 years ago

Wormhole Times well there has been no evidence provided of Russian paid provocateurs but you can't say the same for the dems and the big old BHO cuck. look into wikileaks and see the filth that this man is along with his party.

Wormhole Times - 7 years ago

paid Russian troll

ozzydem - 7 years ago

Templarzealot89 traitor?Please induct me

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

Snorkeling with Trump, OTOH..... " OMG ! A great, white BLOATED SHARK ! ".

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

Oh, the huge manatees (Hindenburg reference). Ever watch the animated series " Squidbillies " on Cartoon Network Adult Swim ? Trump looks like Dan Halen - or vice versa.

Wormhole Times - 7 years ago

an orange manatee

Ze Frog - 7 years ago

maybe only one way to find out...

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

Or orangutans ?

Ze Frog - 7 years ago

i don't think sharks like oranges

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

Shark puking. Not a pretty sight.

Meme Art - 7 years ago

Daniel Appleton even the shark wouldn't eat him because its not gonna taste good

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

+PuppyMonkeyBaby " JAWS - It's YUUUUGE ! "

PuppyMonkeyBaby - 7 years ago

Daniel Appleton lol

Hermes Trismegistus - 7 years ago

damn I opened some champagne because I thought he drowned...

Wormhole Times - 7 years ago

paid Russian troll

neoxtra - 7 years ago

The Magic Goat samee

Marco Oselini - 7 years ago

Unsubscribed :)

kev2020 - 6 years ago

Just subscribed to make sure that this had 0 effect whatsoever. ;-)

Meme Art - 7 years ago

Marco Oselini what did the dolphins do

Matt Lee - 7 years ago

Marco Oselini why

Red-Army 1945 - 7 years ago

Let's se if trump can do it to :D

Erin Soriano - 7 years ago

What an honor!
Now at the end of his presidency,I pray that he comes back or Mrs.Obama runs...possibly with Condoleeza Rice/ColinPowell...so.e strong force that the evil in this world will fear...colors other than green are not the issue.. except for our blood shed for our freedoms.

i dont care - 7 years ago

now he'll be photographing trumps wrinkly ass

Henry Mobley - 6 years ago

#Resist

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

+dothedeed He thinks he can walk on water. Maybe he should see if he can, since he has such a high - octane opinion of himself.

dothedeed - 7 years ago

Trump can't swim....

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

An orangutan- but let's not insult them. More like pit bulls if we shaved their butts & taught them to walk backwards.

i dont care - 7 years ago

If Obama was like a dolphin then trump is gonna be like a walrus

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

Indeed. Trump #notmypresident

Samurott - 7 years ago

oh shit

Daniel Appleton - 7 years ago

He'll gouge his eyes out, or want to.

ozzydem - 7 years ago

David Perez so his face?

iamforchange - 7 years ago

where is a shark when you want one

gmrrnracr - 5 years ago

iamforchange
Nope REPUBLICUNTS contribute to the endangered eco systems! How do I figure that? YOU ARE THS GLOBAL WARMING DENIERS!

iamforchange - 7 years ago

i understand trump isn't perfect and he wont fix America because America is to far gone, one of the reasons its to far gone is Obama. You are going to realise one day soon and its to late then

JohnnyGotHisGun - 7 years ago

special c the sharks getting ready to be the new president.

Marble - 7 years ago

special c
Someones a little psycho

iamforchange - 7 years ago

there is every reason to get riled up when you work out what hes doing

Samurott - 7 years ago

special c wow chill many people think Obama was great, and you don't, okay? no need to get all riled up

iamforchange - 7 years ago

yeah it seems like you, he is a disgusting evil man who is taking the pee out of people like you who don't see it.

ozzydem - 7 years ago

special c woah,someone here needs help

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Onno Anton - 7 years ago

WTF is going on with you guys??? an Obama video every 18 hours? Disgusting

kchididdy - 7 years ago

asshole

akow - 7 years ago

Onno Anton probably because he will soon not be our president anymore? these past videos are most likely a conclusion.

Blessed Soul - 7 years ago

What a rare species, the obama.

Alvin Lee - 7 years ago

Hispanic Attack true but you forgot bush because he got caught under the desk sucking off Obama while sniffing hillary's granny panties

Lucus Kane - 7 years ago

Refreshing video for my 18 F afternoon

coffee is a drug - 7 years ago

he looks white

Lewis M Martin - 7 years ago

biracial

Wild Yoda - 7 years ago

martin silva Well he is black and white.

dothedeed - 7 years ago

Wears suits all day - only his face and neck got tan

Mr Jhavery - 7 years ago

Haha true

Lucus Kane - 7 years ago

martin silva that's deep

Tobias Israelsen - 7 years ago

:-)

Michael Collins - 7 years ago

50% of all coral reefs on earth are dead.. Hopefully we will prevent that.

RaulGarcia_RG - 7 years ago

X X RIP :O RIP

Mattia Schmid - 7 years ago

does anybody know where I can find the pictures? :)

i dont care - 7 years ago

Mattia Schmid probably the national geographic website

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