Photographer William Drumm of Denver, Colorado, has been traveling to Socorro Island over the past two years in hopes of swimming and capturing images of the world's largest manta rays. This 2-minute video shows some of the beautiful encounters Drumm has had.
About a month ago, photographers Shawn Heinrichs and Kristian Schmidt's revolutionary whale shark fashion/conservation shoot went viral on the internet -- using incredible photography to draw attention to the plight of the whale shark.
Following in the footsteps of that project, Heinrichs and Schmidt teamed up again, this time putting together a mesmerizing set of photographs alongside the above video as part of the conservation effort Manta Ray of Hope.