Underwater Photo Location: Vava'u

by Melissa Fiene
Humpback whale mother and 4 week old calf. Vava'u Tonga. Nikon D300 in sea & sea housing.

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by Quentin Long
Freediving Swallows Cave, Vava'u. Canon 550D, Tokina 10-17mm, Aquatica Housing and 4" mini dome.

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by Richard Wylie
Taken with a canon D10 compact on macro setting off Euakafa Island while on snorkel. The sea urchin had a blue tinge but it was only when the flash went off that the iridescent blue came out!

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by Yuping Chen
Big tail and small tail/ Humpback whale/Vava'u Tonga

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by Yuping Chen
Big Fin & Small Fin/ VAVA'U, Tonga.

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by Yuping Chen
Mother and calf/Humpback whale/Vava'u Tonga

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by Yuping Chen
Sunny baby/Humpback whale/Vava'u Tonga

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by Yuping Chen
Portrait of humpback whale/Humpback whale/Vava'u Tonga

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by Yuping Chen
Humpback whale/Vava'u Tonga

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by Kim Ramsay
Humpback calf comes closer for a look.

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by Kim Ramsay
Cosmic Humpback whale suspended in the deep sea, looking like it's floating in space. Shot on Olympus OMDEm1 Markii, Contrast and brightness, saturation adjustments in Lightroom

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by Kim Ramsay
Vortex. Freediver floats amidst the baitfish of Swallows Cave, Tonga

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by Kim Ramsay
The stillness of Swallows Cave - Tonga

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by Kim Ramsay
Looking up in Swallows Cave

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by Reiko Takahashi
This energetic boy was very artistic. His dance was like a solo ballet.

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by Shane Keena
This cheeky humpback rolled and frolicked at the surface before giving me an up close swish of it's fluke and returning back down to mom resting below.

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by Yuping Chen
Let's play together! 2 Humpback whales are playing with a school Rough-toothed dolphins. With Canon5Dmark IV camera, Canon8-15mm Fisheye Lens, nature light. F/5,1/320,ISO500.

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by Yuping Chen
Mom and Her Calf

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by Adam Mcknight
This is a photo of an incredibly rare white humpback whale calf in Vava'u, Tonga 2024.

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