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Content Published April 26, 2015

Trouble in Paradise

The not so pristine waters of the remote Vava'u Archipelago in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

Fishing is still one of the main activities of these islands. Nets and fishing lines are often found floating in huge waste debris columns that attract more and more plastic and other thrown away items as they move with the tides presenting a threat to marine wildlife.

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Content Published April 24, 2015

I can hold my breath longer than you

The young son of a local fisherman approaches me snorkelling while I was taking pictures of the sea debris on the remote Vava'u Archipelago in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

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Content Published April 24, 2015

Sundays in Neiafu are for swimming

A group of young children play at the harbour of Neiafu, situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u Archipelago in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

It is customary to swim fully clothed. On Sundays the islands stops all activity and children swim and have fun together, sadly a way of life lost in many Western cultures.

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Content Published April 24, 2015

Sundays in Neiafu are for swimming

A group of young children play at the harbour of Neiafu, situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u Archipelago in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

It is customary to swim fully clothed. On Sundays the islands stops all activity and children swim and have fun together, sadly a way of life lost in many Western cultures.

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Content Published April 24, 2015

Sundays in Neiafu are for swimming

A group of young children play at the harbour of Neiafu, situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u Archipelago in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

It is customary to swim fully clothed. On Sundays the islands stops all activity and children swim and have fun together, sadly a way of life lost in many Western cultures.

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Content Published April 24, 2015

Sundays in Neiafu are for swimming

A group of young children play at the harbour of Neiafu, situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u Archipelago in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.

It is customary to swim fully clothed. On Sundays the islands stops all activity and children swim and have fun together, sadly a way of life lost in many Western cultures.

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Whale Portraits

Humpback whale mothers show an incredible tenderness and loving awareness towards their calfs, we managed to be able to capture some of that overwhelming bond on some of these images while snorkeling in South Pacific in the Archipelago of Vava'u.
Black and White landscapes

A Humpback whale calf dives down after coming up to the surface to breath while it's mother gently taps the calf with it;s huge pectoral fin signaling to get closer to her in the South Pacific Archipelago of Vava'u in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga.
Digital wet plates (The whales of Tonga)

Following the migration of the Humpback whales from the Antarctic Ocean into the warmer waters of the South Pacific. La estación migratoria desde el Oceano Antártico ya ha comenzado, las ballenas preñadas a punto de parir empiezan a buscar aguas más cáli

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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
Winner Gold Medal "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
Bronze Medal "Prix de la Photographie Paris" 2016

José Javier Delgado Esteban of Spain was Awarded: Third Prize in category Nature 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

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