this 45-foot-long, 70,000-pound (14 m, 30,000 kg) humpback whale as it belted out
this 45-foot-long, 70,000-pound (14 m, 30,000 kg) humpback whale as it belted out

Photographer floats five feet away from this 45-foot-long, 70,000-pound (14 m, 30,000 kg) humpback whale as it belted out its song.

Hovering in the water column, it positioned its chin just above the seafloor, which it used as a megaphone to amplify its vocals.

"Most animals do not like the sound of bubbles, as they are loud and distracting," says Paul, "so I would exhale as little as possible, even though I craved nothing more than to take a long, deep breath."Paul as he and the crew.catamaran encounter diverse and beautiful marine species on their maiden voyage around the world.

Filmed with special permission from the government of the Dominican Republic.