Gallery
A humpback glides through blue water
Below
Take a Breath — mother and calf from above
Above
Full breach against the West Maui mountains
On the surface
Inside a winter giant
Big wave
Fluke, descending
Breach in soft winter light
Mother, calf, and escort
One rider, one wall of water
Rising to the surface
The white pectoral fins of a North Pacific humpback
Making the drop
Whitewater after the set
Breach, high key
All images © Emily McCulliss. Underwater and aerial images captured under NOAA research permit.