Model’s Underwater Shoot with Whales

“Emmy” award-winning cinematographer, Shawn Heinrichs teamed up with model and diver Hannah Fraser to carry out a unique underwater conservation fashion shoot in a remote location in the South Pacific Ocean. The pair are aiming to raise awareness for the plight of the marine mammals at the hands of whalers. During the ten day shoot Fraser swam and glided with pilot and humpback whales.

“A stunning underwater shot showing model Hannah Fraser being photographed next to a group of pilot whales”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“Hannah Fraser is dwarfed by the two huge humpback whales”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“An incredible shot capturing Hannah Fraser swimming towards a humpback whale as it swims up for air in the South Pacific Ocean ”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“As well as the photoshoot, the duo also created a short film entitled ‘Betrayal’ to help highlight the conservation message ”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“In this startling image model Hannah Fraser appears to be “dancing” with the giant whale ”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“Model Hannah swims down in order to try and catch the perfect image with the whales”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“The shoot took ten days to complete at a remote location in the South Pacific Ocean ”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“The shoot was held in order to raise awareness for the plight of the whales against whaling teams”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“Throughout the shoot photographer Shawn Heinrichs adn model Hannah Fraser found themselves meeting a number of different whale pods as they swam through the South Pacific Ocean”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)

“To complete the daring shoot, both model and photographer had to be prepared to to dive to upto 20ft”. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/Barcroft Media)