A passionate conservationist, Canon Ambassador Robert Marc Lehmann spotted a young female grey seal with a fishing line wrapped around her neck, highlighting the hazardous unintended consequences of fishing. Taken on a Canon EOS R5 Mark II with a Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM lens at 1/6400 sec, f/7.1 and ISO 1600. © Robert Marc Lehmann
At an undisclosed location on the Atlantic coast of France, Canon Ambassador Robert Marc Lehmann undertook a special mission. A qualified marine biologist, he has filmed and photographed wildlife around the world, from Peru to Papua New Guinea, usually with a conservationist aim in mind. On this occasion, Robert was out to shoot the breadth of wildlife he comes across. He was particularly looking forward to documenting rare, elusive and endangered porbeagle sharks, and other wildlife in this region.
The trip was also his first opportunity to use the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. At the time, the camera was too new to have an underwater housing, so he couldn't shoot sharks with it. Instead, he used the EOS R5 Mark II to capture the wildlife on the shoreline, such as the soaring seabirds, diving cormorants and chubby seals he spotted lazing on the rocks.
His verdict?
"This camera is going to allow us to document wildlife in ways we've never been able to before, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in conservation photography and videography," he says. "It's a tool that's truly built for the future."