One free diver is captured in front of the whale. HEART-STOPPING images show free divers holding their breath while snapping each other swimming alongside FORTY TONNE seabeasts. The spectacular underwater pictures show the two humpback whales rolling and weaving through the water alongside their human visitors. Other shots show them facing the camera and striking a series of playful poses. Underwater photographer Gabriel Barathieu (33) managed to get within 16 feet of the whales when they visited the coast of Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The 50-foot-long creatures were captured when the
One free diver is captured in front of the whale. HEART-STOPPING images show free divers holding their breath while snapping each other swimming alongside FORTY TONNE seabeasts. The spectacular underwater pictures show the two humpback whales rolling and weaving through the water alongside their human visitors. Other shots show them facing the camera and striking a series of playful poses. Underwater photographer Gabriel Barathieu (33) managed to get within 16 feet of the whales when they visited the coast of Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The 50-foot-long creatures were captured when they came to nearby waters to breed.
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Keywords: divers, diving, free, humpback, megaptera, novaeangliae, photography, underwater, whales
