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Spinner dolphins return from foraging to a bay off Oahu, Hawaii. Garrulous and gregarious, spinners gather in groups that can number in the thousands. From the cover story in the May 2015 issue of National Geographic Magazine

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After being appointed as a National Geographic Photography Fellow in June of last year, Brian Skerry—DPG contributor and Our World Underwater 2015 photo competition judge—has been announced as one of two new photographers to become part of Nikon's prestigious Ambassador program, a collective initiative dedicated to recognizing the most influential leaders in modern photography. War photographer Lynsey Addario is the other newly appointed Nikon Ambassador.

“These two talented photographers embody the spirit of the Ambassador program; their amazing images and their passion for their craft is an inspiration to us all,” said Mike Corrado, Nikon Pro Services manager, pro relations and product marketing. “Lynsey and Brian continue to push the limits in their respective field, and act as influential leaders and advocates for issues of great importance.”

Appropriately, Joshua Foer’s cover story in the May issue of National Geographic, “It’s Time for a Conversation: Breaking the communication barrier between dolphins and humans,” features Brian’s beautiful dolphin photography. Check out some of the breathtaking images from the story below.
 

Relative to body size, the brains of bottlenose dolphins, like these at the Roatán Institute for Marine Sciences in Honduras, are among the largest in the animal kingdom. Scientists are attempting to decode dolphins’ complex vocalizations
 

Dolphins communicate with their bodies as well as with sounds. A dusky dolphin catapulting through the air off the coast of Patagonia may be sending a signal to other dolphins: The food here is good. Come and get it
 

Intensely social, dolphins work together on ingenious feeding strategies. Dusky dolphins off Patagonia herd anchovies into neat spheres and then take turns gulping. Two birds, a Magellanic penguin and a shearwater, join the frenzy
 

Spotted dolphins swim off the northern Bahamas, where the waters are exceptionally clear. Three generations of these social animals—300 individuals over 30 years—have been the subject of the longest-running underwater dolphin study in the world, led by Denise Herzing