Rowan Dear, 3 Worlds Collide (SINGLE SHOT 2023)

We watched these 3 humpback whales playing/fighting with each other from the boat for half hour before they settled down enough for us to jump in, moving gracefully around each other like a slow dance routine, the stars aligned and the middle whale all of a sudden stopped and looked straight at us, whilst the other 2 were still playing next to him. The stars aligned and this was the moment they did.

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