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Content Published August 14, 2015

I will protect you

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.

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Content Published August 14, 2015

Diving down to mother 2.0

A Humpback whale calf dives down after coming up to the surface to breath while it's mother awaits just a few metres below.

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Content Published October 7, 2014

Eye to eye contact 3.0

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 5, 2014

Mother love...

A Humpback whale calf dives down after coming up to the surface to breath while it's mother showing 4 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 5, 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 5, 2014

Lift me up...

A Humpback whale mother helps it's playful calf to get some air after a brief 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 5, 2014

Conscious 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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Content Published August 14, 2015

Free-dive

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 August 14, 2015

Somebody is watching me

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 August 14, 2015

Mother love...

A Humpback whale calf dives down after coming up to the surface to breath while it's mother showing 4 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 August 14, 2015

I need some air

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 8, 2014

Video Still

On our last day in Tonga we gambled it all and experimentally hacked the Canon 5D Mark II with Magic Lantern to be able to shot RAW footage (1728 x 972) this are some of the frames after being edited on Adobe Lightroom and NIK software, this are the results of the coming clips.

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Content Published October 8, 2014

Video Still

We experimentally hacked the Canon 5D Mark II with Magic Lantern to be able to shot RAW footage (1728 x 972) this are some of the frames after being edited on Adobe Lightroom and NIK software

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Content Published October 8, 2014

Video Still

On our last day in Tonga we gambled it all and experimentally hacked the Canon 5D Mark II with Magic Lantern to be able to shot RAW footage (1728 x 972) this are some of the frames after being edited on Adobe Lightroom and NIK software, this are the results of the coming clips.

dive-down humpback whales kingdom of tonga monochrome polynesia sequence2 snorkeling south pacific underwater vavau video still web

Content Published October 8, 2014

Video Still

On our last day in Tonga we gambled it all and experimentally hacked the Canon 5D Mark II with Magic Lantern to be able to shot RAW footage (1728 x 972) this are some of the frames after being edited on Adobe Lightroom and NIK software, this are the results of the coming clips.

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Content Published October 8, 2014

Free-divers

Elisabeth Maleham and Alistair Coldrick free diving down to a huge coral reef formation in Vava'u.

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Content Published October 7, 2014

Eye to eye contact 7.0

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 7, 2014

Eye to eye contact 1.0

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 7, 2014

Eye to eye contact 1.0

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.

calf colour free-dive humpback whales kingdom of tonga polynesia snorkeling south pacific web

Content Published October 7, 2014

A deep conexion 3.0

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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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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