Underwater Photo Location: Tonga

by Jessie Cripps
We arrived just in time to capture the beautiful light shafts filtering into the cave from the afternoon sun.

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by Shane Keena
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) I only had a couple of seconds to reset my focus points and switch to portrait orientation as this stunning adult humpback whale slowly ascended to the surface off the coast of Ha'apai, Kingdom of Tonga.

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by Shane Keena
Eye to eye with a humpback whale.

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by Shane Keena
Humpback mom and calf Sometimes things go just right. A mother and calf humpback approach within 15 feet in gin clear water off the sandy shallows of Ha'apai, Tonga.

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by Shane Keena
Humpback whale calf fly-by This gorgeous calf gave us one this one epic fly-by as mom rested below before swimming off into the blue. Ha'Apai, Kingdom of Tonga.

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