WINNERS GALLERY
Finalist Community Choice Award
Jono Allen Tonga
A humpback whale calf ‘breakdances’ in the warm waters of Tonga. Photographer Jono Allen captured this moment on the final day of a three-week trip searching for an intimate calf encounter. “We hadn’t had any luck during the entire season, and then all of a sudden on the last day we came across this wonderful and joyful calf,” says Allen.
BEHIND THE LENS
Jono Allen Australia
ABOUT THE IMAGE
- Camera: Canon 1DX Mkii
- Housing: Aquatica
- 200 hours to capture this image
- Taken while freediving
Wildlife photographer, freediver and environmental scientist. For the last ten years Jono has been dedicated to searching for unique wildlife encounters. This pursuit has led him to wild places all over the world. Behind all of these experiences is one motivation: connection.
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