Best of Tonga's Whales - 2016 Pictorial
Alright, for the third straight year, we bring you the 2016 Best of Tonga Pictorial! We have combed through the hundreds of photos contributed by dozens of photographers from this whale-swimming season in Tonga to come up with the 30 best! We divided photos into several categories: breach, calf, surface activity, single whale, group of whales, mother & calf, snorkelers with whales and non-whale photos. We congratulate those who made the cut and commend those who didn't on a job well done - we know the competition was fierce.
Of course, it involved many difficult decisions, but here they are... THE BEST OF THE BEST!

by Andrey

by Cory

by Scott

by Igor

by Igor

by Madhavi

by Rick

by Rick

by Uwe

by Andrew

by Andrey

by Cory

by Madhavi

by Scott

by Andrey

by Andrey

by Cory

by Igor

by Madhavi

by Marsha

by Scott

by Madhavi

by Rick

by Tim

by Andrew

by Andrey

by Igor

by Madhavi

by Pat

by Igor
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“Any country with coral reef like this has a national treasure that should be protected. Fiji is one of the few lucky countries.”

~ Roger Steene, photographer, author, naturalist