Nature always surprises us, humans. Sometimes, you see things you never thought possible. It’s like a rare chance that happens only once. Imagine being on a boat tour and suddenly seeing a huge humpback whale leaping out of the water right beside you. It’s like winning a lottery!
This amazing experience happened to photographer Douglas Craft while he was on a whale-watching boat in Monterey Bay, California.
The massive humpback whale was seen breaching beside a fishing boat, looming over the fishermen.

Douglas captured stunning photographs of the enormous marine creature through his boat’s porthole. Although initially astonished by the sight, he quickly grabbed his camera and snapped away. Fortunately, his vantage point provided a clear and expansive view of the whale. It was striking how the creature dwarfed the fishing boat in size.
I went downstairs on the boat to take a picture from a small window near the water. That’s why you get this cool view of looking up at the whale,” he said to a news agency.

When he posted the photos of the huge humpback whale jumping out of the water on his social media, they became really popular very quickly. People can’t stop being amazed by what Douglas managed to capture with his camera. It’s like a miracle!
Douglas got some help from Kate Cummings, who watches whales. She recorded a video of the whale jumping out of the water. Kate said, “It was exciting to film this. The whale had already jumped several times far away from the fishermen. But sometimes, when whales jump many times, they’re also swimming in a certain direction underwater, getting ready to jump again.”
You can watch the video below!
Sure! Adult humpback whales are really big, weighing about as much as 25 to 30 cars and measuring around 39 to 52 feet long. People love watching them because they do cool things like jumping out of the water.