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Tony Cheng is passionate about documenting various giant and rare marine creatures. From the beginning of his photography journey he shot popular underwater creatures, and is now moving towards special routes that are difficult for ordinary people to record like leatherback turtles, bowhead whales, Beluga whales, etc. He is passionate about above and below water nature photography in Asia, Africa, Canada and the Arctic. Several of Tony's photos were published in magazines and won medals at the OG Pictures of the Year Competition.

Leatherback turtle enjoying the sun leisurely. Indonesia/Banda Sea. © Tony Cheng

The leatherback turtle is called the star turtle in my country because of its unique carapace. This time I captured some of its behaviors and added more records to this rare animal. Indonesia/Banda Sea. © Tony Cheng

Leatherback turtles are the largest marine turtle species and are considered living dinosaurs as the species have been virtually unchanged for the last 100 million years. Indonesia/Banda Sea. © Tony Cheng

The Arctic Beluga whale has always been a species that I really want to encounter in the wild. I was lucky enough to encounter this white elf while free diving in the Arctic sea. Canada/Arctic Ocean. © Tony Cheng

When all the sperm whales woke up, only one was left. I just captured this moment when the family members were waiting for him to wake up. Japan/Pacific Ocean. © Tony Cheng

Sleeping sperm whales in the sea like Stonehenge. Japan/Pacific Ocean. © Tony Cheng

Encounter the sea's biggest predator in the Pacific . Japan/Pacific ocean. © Tony Cheng

What is the story behind this sperm whale, which is covered in scars and has an injured pectoral fin? Mauritius/Indian Ocean. © Tony Cheng

I observed a white sperm whale. It was very thin. It was always at the back of the team, and sometimes it failed to keep up with the team. I really want to know its story. Mauritius/Indian Ocean. © Tony Cheng

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Tony Cheng lives in Taiwan. He is an SSI freediving instructor and is passionate about documenting various giant and rare marine creatures. Since 2018 he has been using Ikelite housings on Sony cameras, including the Sony a6300 and Sony a1. His underwater photographs have won multiple awards and have been published in a variety of magazines. See more of his work on Instagram @azure27014.

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