So thrilled that this image was invited to feature in the Australian Marine Conservation Society's 2019 "Amazing Oceans" Calendar. Such an honour!

And an accompanying short write-up too ...

"Giant mantas have charismatic personalities and this one was particularly inquisitive. It circled around me a few times, moving ever closer. Then, like a spaceship, it almost landed on top of me. Mantas appear to enjoy hovering over a diver's exhaled bubble stream. It's thought they use the jacuzzi effect to dislodge marine parasites from their skin."

Location: San Benedicto, Revillagigedo Islands, Pacific Ocean

Photographer: Laura Storm