About Flip Nicklin
Born 1948. Flip Nicklin is an American photographer.
Charles "Flip" Nicklin (born 1948) is a nature photographer best known for his underwater photographs of whales. He has been called "one of the world's leading whale photographers." Nicklin's family owned a dive shop near Pacific Beach, San Diego
Work Photography Nicklin was one of the first photographers to capture images of whales by swimming with them in the wild.
Nicklin frequently photographs whales underwater via freediving rather than scuba gear. As a freediver, he is able to reach depths of . In 2011, a coffee table book written by Nicklin titled Among Giants: A Life with Whales was published.
Activism In 2001, Nicklin co-founded the whale research association "Whale Trust." Other co-founders are whale researchers Jim Darling and Meagan Jones.
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Who is Flip Nicklin?
American nature photographer
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Flip Nicklin was born in 1948.
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Flip Nicklin is a photographer.
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