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Content Published October 4, 2014

Eye to eye contact

A Humpback whale calf watches me carefully while breathing up in the surface after spending some time protected by it's mother's huge pectoral fin in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

Eye to eye contact 2.0

A Humpback whale calf watches me carefully while diving to breath after spending some time protected by it's mother's huge pectoral fin in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

I need some air

A Humpback whale calf dives up to breath after spending some time protected by it's mother's huge pectoral fin in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

Let's play mom...

A Humpback whale calf dives down after coming up to the surface to breath while it's mother showing remora fish feeding off the dead skin awaits just a few metres below in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

Upside down

A Humpback whale calf dives down after coming up to the surface to breath while it's mother awaits just a few metres below in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

Hide and seek

A Humpback whale calf hides below it's mother after a brief playful interaction with a group of snorkelers at the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

Mother and calf

A man filiming with a Gopro a Humpback whale calf while and mother looking closely, while snorkeling in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published October 4, 2014

Concious breathing

Baby whales can only stay for short periods underwater so they spend most of their time close to the surface while the mother watches closely just a few metres below. This is a digital wetplate produced with some of the images I took in July 2014 while snorkeling in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.

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Winner "Prix de la Photographie Paris" 2016.

José Javier Delgado Esteban of Spain was Awarded: First Prize in category Press for the entry entitled, " Like fish out of water ." The jury selected PX3 2016’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries. Read more
Winner "Fine Art Photography Awards 2015"

Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA) London, UK (30 July, 2015) announces winners of 1st FAPA competition. Photographer José Javier Delgado Esteban was awarded First Prize in Wildlife / Animals for the entry entitled Whale Nation: Humpback Whales of the… Read more
Bronze Medal "International Photographer of the Year Award 2016"

Very happy to have received a Bronze Medal (Third place winner) on the Nature category from IPOTY - International Photographer of the Year for our work with Humpback Whales of the South Pacific selected from more than 3,000… Read more

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