Incredible Whale Encounters As Captured by Jem Cresswell -Graeme Kemlo

Jem Cresswell, born in Adelaide, spent much of his youth in the ocean off the Eyre Peninsula, surfing, diving, swimming and following his father’s footsteps as a landscape photographer. However, Jem preferred the underwater world and by 14 had bought his first film camera and waterproof housing. He had his first encounter with a humpback whale in 2014 and has since spent more than five years and taken 11,000 shots of humpbacks, mostly in the deep trenches off Tonga. The result is a 200-plus page book – Giants. Jem tells Graeme Kemlo the best shots were when he floated on the surface and the whales curiously approached him and looked him in the eye. More information: www.jemcresswell.com Publisher: New South Image supplied - Jem with humpback and calf off Tonga