Mohéa Moana

Day 8/24 watching these clips bring tears to my eyes, tears of happiness 🥰 Can you tell that he went to his mama to ask “please can I go play again?” And came straight back 🐋 - Full 4K version on YouTube 💙

A once in a lifetime experience 5m depth with a 15m momma and 5m baby - thank you @mooreabluediving for everything ! A massive thanks to @julien_mllt94 who helped me capture this because I was too slow and exhausted and almost missed this interaction 🙏🐋 I’ll be here next year to look for more incredible interactions 🥰

Life changing 👁🐋 The souls of the ocean, the eyes of the seas 💙 STORY: This baby calf has changed my vision, I felt chosen and understood by him. The past 2 weeks have been filled with excitement to meet him again and interact with a soul who open its entire world to me. His mom checking me up close when coming up, him swirling around me, never had such interaction in the last 3years. Hoping to see you soon, may your travel back south be easy and safe 💙 Creating this serie “The Eyes of the Seas” to share more about interaction with wildlife and especially eye contact 👁 (isn’t it the mirror of our souls?)

Did you ever wonder in lava caves ? Mo’orea is a volcanic island, on the outer reef you can spot these canyon looking landscapes which are the remaining of lava flows. #moorea #mooreaisland #lavaflow #frenchpolynesia #underwaterphotography #underwaterworld #reef #coralreef

You know what I think of dolphins. But well they kind of look good in that photo 🐬 with @mooreaoceanadventures #dolphin #roughtootheddolphins #moorea #underwaterphotography #frenchpolynesia

Rough day on the water makes me realize how lucky I am to get to see them on good days 🐋 Manifesting lots of whales for the coming days and orcas 👀 #whales #humpbackwhale #humpback #whaleswim #underwaterphotography #underwaterworld #moorea #frenchpolynesia

Low sunlight giving mystic vibe in the “murky” waters. Can you spot the tiny fish following this mom and calf ? 👀 On tour with @mooreaoceanadventures 🐋 #humpbackwhale #whale #humpback #frenchpolynesia #moorea

Bubble ring masterclass 🫧 Humpback uses bubbles for a variety of reasons, communication, mating and even to create nets to corral fish in a tight mass 🐋 There’s probably other reason that the world has yet to discover. On tour with @moorea_expedition #humpbackwhale #humpbacks #moorea #underwaterphotography #underwaterworld #whales #whalesnation

Stingray from below flying in the sky 💙 With @moorea_expedition #stingray #moorea #underwaterphotography

The curiosity of the humpback calves is surprising. They come close and sometimes even into contact although most people respect the distance of 30m between the animal and themselves. As a reminder, a calf weighs up to 1.5 tonnes and up to 4m. So respecting the distance is not only for the animal privacy + well-being but for your own SAFETY !!! As a quick reminder here are some rules in French Polynesia that are mandatory: -Boats have to be 100m at closest to the whales -You can’t cut the trajectory of a whale - no swimming in front -You have to stay 30m away from the animal -You can’t isolate a whale between the reef and your boat -You can’t swim with a whale in the channel & 1km around a channel -Snorkeling only = surface swim -There’re more but that’s a good summary On tour with @moorea_blue_water 🐋 #humpbackwhale #whales #whaleswim #underwaterphotography #yourshotphotographer #frenchpolynesia #moorea #tahiti

Listening to music on a white sand beach with good company. Lately I’ve been craving talking to people like I used to, the optimistic, adventurer, crazy laughter girl that I am gave place to the dark, scared and ashamed part of me. We all have negative parts, the balance is very fragile. Make sure you take care of your mental health, my friend @dallastaylorrr wrote an amazing book in case you need some inspiration 💙 Remembering this 2020 era where @nikkiagomez came with @ivanacook and we were all around the island shooting before Ivana got her pearl 💍🥰

About to breathe and go back down for a little nap 😴 Whales do Unihemispheric sleep. But what is it ? Humpback whales are known to take up to 30min of sleep underwater. Sometimes you can see them coming up to breathe with one eye closed, they shut down one side of their brain and then go back down to continue their rest time. They are always aware of their surroundings even when half asleep - Unihemispheric sleep is such a fascinating adaptation they have 🧠🐋 #humpbackwhale #humpbacks #whales #cetacean #whaleswim #frenchpolynesia #moorea #discovertheocean #discoverwhales