A rare encounter with a mother whale and her calf—a moment where our eyes met, captured in this photograph. The gentle movements of her massive body as she glides gracefully through the water are both serene and majestic. Her gaze, steady and unwavering, carries no trace of fear or hesitation. Instead, it exudes a sense of calm and a profound kindness, as though enveloping me in its embrace. This is a miraculous moment, frozen in a single frame. Location: Vava?u, Tonga
Rintaro Ukon is an award-winning fine art photographer based in Japan. With a unique vision that merges underwater, landscape, and wedding photography, he explores the beauty of opposing worlds—light and shadow, nature and humanity. His work has been exhibited internationally and seeks to reveal the hidden harmony of our world through poetic visual storytelling.