Real Moments

Nothing staged.
Everything real.

A living archive from voyages aboard Cetacean One — drone, underwater, GoPro, iPhone, professional. Every image sent in by a guest or captured by the crew.

Whale watching photos from Ballina & Byron Bay

Cetacean One heading out through the Richmond River mouth at BallinaDrone
Humpback whale breaching clear of the water off BallinaWildlife
Guests boarding Cetacean One at the Ballina pontoonGuests
Humpback whale spyhopping beside the vesselUnderwater
Aerial view of the vessel returning along the Ballina coastlineDrone
Humpback whale surfacing on its northern migrationWildlife
Guests watching from the deck of Cetacean OneGuests
Green sea turtle in clear water off the Northern Rivers coastUnderwater
Bottlenose dolphins riding the bow waveWildlife
Open water and coastline seen from above during a voyageDrone
Guests scanning the horizon for whales from the lookout deckGuests
Spray erupting as a humpback whale crashes back into the oceanUnderwater
Humpback whale breaching clear of the deep blue ocean off BallinaWildlife
Southern giant petrel gliding low over a dark ocean swellWildlife
Giant petrel lifting off the water with wings outstretchedWildlife
Humpback whale breaching in golden sunset lightWildlife
Whale surfacing in warm evening light off BallinaWildlife
Guests on deck as the vessel runs the Richmond RiverGuests
Crew photographer shooting whales from the deckGuests
Padded seating and wide walkways aboard Cetacean OneGuests
White shark cruising through sunlit blue waterWildlife
Scalloped hammerhead shark over a sandy ocean floorWildlife
Short-beaked common dolphin leaping clear of the waterWildlife
Guests arriving at the Ballina pontoon before departureGuests
Photographers lining the rail as a whale surfaces alongsideDrone
False killer whale surfacing through glittering open ocean swell off BallinaWildlife
Short-beaked common dolphin surfing a deep blue swell off the Northern Rivers coastWildlife
Humpback whale throwing its tail against the Ballina headland just off the coastWildlife
Humpback whale calf head-lunging out of the water close to a Northern Rivers beachWildlife
Full sideways humpback whale breach off Ballina, pectoral fins clear of the waterWildlife
Humpback whale breaching with the Northern Rivers coastline and dunes behindWildlife
Close humpback whale breach with white pectoral fin raised off BallinaWildlife