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Photos: Barba’s Whale Safari

The Barba crew set out on an ocean safari to find and photograph the whales wintering in the cold waters of the Senja region, in Northern Norway.

  • Updated: May 10, 2016
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Tony Wu swims near a humpback whale’s fluke. Barba.no
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Tony swims with two humpback whales. Thomas Kleiven
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Tony Wu ready to go to work photographing the whales. Kari Schibevaag
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Tony dives below with an orca bull. Thomas Kleiven
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The “footprint” of a humpback below the surface. Barba.no
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The crew gets ready to get in the water. Kari Schibevaag
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Barba patrolling the waters for whales. Barba.no
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Norway is a land of contrasts. Kari Schibevaag
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Northern lights seen from the Barba base of operations, Hamn i Senja. Kari Schibevaag
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There’s no such thing as cold weather! Kari Schibevaag
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The whales killed a herring for dinner. Malin Waage
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Mr Wu to the left, orca to the right performing what is known as a “spyhop”. Kari Schibevaag
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Andreas soaring with orcas using an underwater wing. Barba.no
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A humpback playing next to Barba. Tore Emil Lien
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