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Whale Shark Stock Footage
License whale shark stock footage from Cenderawasih and the Indo-Pacific — rights-managed cinematic masters available as R3D.
63 clips · Rights ManagedWhale shark sequences from our Indo-Pacific archive are rights-managed for documentary and commercial use, with master delivery as R3D at native resolution or ProRes.
- Natural swimming and approach behavior
- Shot for editorial and natural-history storytelling
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A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims past the camera while covered in remoras, Echeneis naucrates, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims up and over the camera showing its white belly and numerous hitchhiking remoras, Echeneis naucrates, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, vertically feeding under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, swim far below in the blue, panning to a third swimming beside the camera, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Following a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, from above and behind, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, rises up from the deep to inspect the fishing nets under a bagan, a traditional net fishing boat in Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, enters from the right with left side of the shark showing its spots to inspect the fishing nets under a bagan, a traditional net fishing boat in Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims away from the camera into the blue, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Four whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, swimming under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Silhouette of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swimming overhead with a second shark coming in from the side, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Looking down on a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swimming away from the camera , Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Following a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, as it swims toward a second whale shark under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, with many remoras, Echeneis naucrates, passes overhead with a second whale shark feeding under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, with attendant cobia, Rachycentron canadum, and remoras, Echeneis naucrates, swim past each other, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims under a small boat with its left side to the camera toward a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Silhouette of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swimming under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Looking down from a boat at a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, feeding at the surface beside a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, feeding beside the nets of a bagan, a traditional drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, moving toward the camera under a bagan, traditional drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, swim down into the blue, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, swim past a large fishing net hanging under a bagan, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, swim side by side past a fishing net and toward the blue, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, with attendant cobia, Rachycentron canadum, and remoras, Echeneis naucrates, swimming under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, with attendant cobia, Rachycentron canadum, and remoras, Echeneis naucrates, pass each other under a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Looking up at a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, circling under a bagan, a traditional drop net fishing boat in Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims under a bagan with sun rays and a second shark in the background, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims over the camera while covered in remoras, Echeneis naucrates, with a second whale shark behind, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Close up of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, rises up to the surface for feeding, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Close up of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, suction feeding showing the water going into its mouth under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims up toward the surface under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims over the camera while covered in remoras, Echeneis naucrates, with fishing nets behind, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, approaches the camera and turns toward the fishing nets to feed, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, opens its mouth in front of the camera while swimming under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, eats baitfish while swimming under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Two whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, eat small bait fish thrown by fishermen off of a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, feeds vertically in the water column on small fish thrown by fishermen on a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims into and out of the frame, shot from above looking at the top of the shark, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, enters the frame from the bottom with camera showcasing the spots on the top of the shark, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, enters the frame from the right in front of a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Looking down on a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swimming away from the camera , Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Silhouette of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swimming overhead with a second shark coming in from the side, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, opens its mouth in front of the camera while swimming under a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, sucking at a net on the bottom of a boat while doing vertical feeding, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, enters the frame in front of a bagan, a traditional Indonesian drop net fishing boat, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Looking down on a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swimming in the open ocean, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims far below in the blue, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims past the camera with right side of the shark showing its spots, Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
The front left side of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, as it swims in the blue Cendrawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean