Photoreal Underwater Kelp Forest with a Sea Otter Holding a Sea Urchin

A photoreal underwater photograph inside a California kelp forest. In the left foreground, a sea otter swims upright in the clear blue-green water, looking toward the camera with bright dark eyes and long whiskers, hugging a large purple sea urchin against its chest with its front paws, its dense brown fur sparkling with tiny air bubbles. Tall golden-brown giant kelp stalks with wide wavy blades rise from the rocky seabed to the rippling surface. Bright sunbeams slant down from the upper left th...