According to Diimex’s Facebook site, Australian underwater photographer Darren Jew has captured a world record image with 9 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in one frame. Diimex is a “global online digital media exchange”. The image was shot in Tonga.

Darren told Guiness:

“That he waited over two decades for all of the elements to come together perfectly, which was off the coast of Tonga in the South Pacific. That may not sound like an astonishing feat, but when you factor in weather, water clarity, wind and wild animals, each freely swimming at over 10 knots, we begin to realize how difficult this shot was.“

(Image by Darren Jew/Diimex)