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Digital wet plates (The whales of Tonga) (2 new items)

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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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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Album Published October 7, 2014

Beautiful Neiafu (Vava'u)

Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga and It is situated beside the Port of Refuge

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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

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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.

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

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Behind the scenes

Snapshots taken while working of the project in Queensland, Australia and the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific.

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Eye to eye contact 6.0

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.

calf candidate colour free-dive humpback whales kingdom of tonga mother and calf polynesia sepia snorkeling south pacific web

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A deep conexion 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.

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

Content Published October 7, 2014

A deep conexion

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.

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

Album Published October 7, 2014

Men watching whales :: whales watching men (1 new item)

Interactions with the Humpback whales of tonga. Often once wonders who is watching who. An eye to eye contact with a Humpback whale in their environment where you are just a guest it's undoubtedly an epiphany for some of those who are lucky enough to liv

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Album Published October 7, 2014

New whalers

Without these guys none on the images on these project would have been possible.

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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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