Name: What It Feels Like to Swim With Whales
Uploaded: 2019-06-04T09:17:56.000Z
Duration: 2 min 3 s
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- [Anuar] The humpback whale, they're huge.

And she looks at you with those big eyes,

And that's when you know that she's letting you in.

- [Female Narrator] That's Anuar Patjane.

National Geographic's Traveler Photo contest

So we're talking about what it feels like to come

face to face with one of the largest mammals on our planet.

- [Anuar] The first time, it was in Roca Partida.

And when they are nearby, your whole body resonates.

- [Anuar] I saw the silhouette of the whale.

(whale noise) Big, big silhouette that looks

- [Female Narrator] And as he got closer,

- [Anuar] Oh, there's the eye, there's the fin.

Oh, that's a big whale. It's a very big whale.

- [Female Narrator] The most profound feeling he had

- [Anuar] She looks at you. Right into your eyes.

- [Female Narrator] Anuar's been diving for 17 years.

And his photographs are more than just pictures.

- [Anuar] Most of the photos I make, I try to share them.

Because people that doesn't dive and doesn't know the ocean,

they might start to pay attention to the ocean.

very, very wise and beautiful animals down there.