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Essay Published October 18, 2016

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

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Essay Published October 18, 2016

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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Essay Published April 29, 2016

Bronze Medal "International Photographer of the Year Award 2016"

Very happy to have received a Bronze Medal (Third place winner) on the Nature category from IPOTY - International Photographer of the Year for our work with Humpback Whales of the South Pacific selected from more than 3,000… Read more

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Album Published August 14, 2015

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.

Album Published August 14, 2015

Digital wet plates (The whales of Tonga) (1 new item)

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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Album Published August 14, 2015

Whale Portraits (6 new items)

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.

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Essay Published August 2, 2015

Exhibition 27th November - 12th December 2015 in Nerja, Malaga, Spain

Sala Municipal de Exposiciones de Nerja, Málaga, Spain. Calle Almirante Ferrándiz (Cristo) 14. Read more

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Essay Published August 1, 2015

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

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Essay Published August 1, 2015

Nomenee 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 nominated in Nature for the entry entitled (untitled) at 1st Fine Art Photography Awards competition… Read more

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Essay Published August 1, 2015

Bronze Medal "PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2015"

José Javier Delgado Esteban of Spain was awarded Bronze Medal in the PX3 2015 Competition. Paris, France Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) announce winners of PX3 Competition. José Javier Delgado Esteban of Spain was Awarded: Third Prize in category… Read more

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Essay Published August 1, 2015

Awards

2015. Winner First Prize in Wildlife / Animals for the entry entitled: "Whale Nation: Humpback Whales of the South Pacific" at 1st Fine Art Photography Awards competition, London. http://fineartphotoawards… Read more

Album Published May 10, 2015

Awards and Upcoming Exhibitions

exhibitions

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Album Published April 26, 2015

Beautiful Neiafu (Vava'u) (5 new items)

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

Album Published April 26, 2015

The Fisherman's Son (1 new item)

His uncle ferried us to this tiny little islands called Ofu to spend the day working on the series of pictures about the connection of young Tonga's kids and their Oceanic environment. Their incredibly low environmental footprint did not stop these kids

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Album Published April 24, 2015

Polynesian Sky

A rope swing on a palm tree is a very popular pastime in the Polynesian South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It is customary to swim fully clothed. On Sundays the island stops all activity and children swim and have fun together, sadly a way of life lost in

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Album Published April 24, 2015

The Fisherman's Son

His uncle ferried us to this tiny little islands called Ofu to spend the day working on the series of pictures about the connection of young Tonga's kids and their Oceanic environment. Their incredibly low environmental footprint did not stop these kids

kingdom of tonga monochrome people polynesia south pacific vavau

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Album Published April 24, 2015

Beautiful Neiafu (Vava'u) (7 new items)

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

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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Album Published October 8, 2014

Still from RAW video footage

We experimentally hacked the Canon 5D Mark II with Magic Lantern to be able to shot RAW footage.

Album Published October 8, 2014

Behind the scenes (2 new items)

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

Album Published October 8, 2014

New whalers (1 new item)

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

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Album Published October 7, 2014

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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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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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

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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Album Published October 7, 2014

Behind the scenes

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

Content Published October 7, 2014

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.

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Content Published October 7, 2014

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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