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Wide Angle category winner. Gentle Giants by François Baelen (Reunion) taken off Saint-Gilles, Reunion Island. “At the very end of the day, this humpback whale was resting 15 metres down and allowed me to free dive centimetres away from her tail. I told my friend I wanted him to be part of the shot, but didn’t need to ask the playful calf. He was very curious. From down there, the scene looked unreal and I’m glad that this photograph has captured this moment. Humpback whales are amazing and peaceful animals and I still can’t believe they are still being hunted by mankind today”. (Photo by François Baelen/Underwater Photographer of the Year 2019)
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