Epic selfie: Snorkeler swims with a pod of humpback whales

Will Rosner has a whale-sized tale and the photo to prove it.

The Australian was snorkelling off Tonga when a pod of 15 humpback whales were swimming by. That’s when he snapped one of the most epic selfies of all time. A 50-foot whale also wanted to be in the frame.

Rosner posted the image on Instagram a week ago, writing:

“#selfie game on point. Having a #whale of a time in #Tonga. #humpbackwhale ”

No kidding. Dwarfed by the giant, Rosner was just half the size of a flipper.

#selfie game on point. Having a #whale of a time in #Tonga. #humpbackwhale

A photo posted by ..Will Rosner (@will.rosner) on Aug 31, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT

He posted other images that were equally dreamy.

I never imagined just how curious a #whale could be. This #humpback swam with us, playing, diving, singing, dancing and splashing water on us for 30 mins. It stared me straight in the eye before it felt me with its tail and lifted me out of the water.

A photo posted by ..Will Rosner (@will.rosner) on Sep 1, 2016 at 2:38am PDT

I had a great 6 hour adventure with this big girl and her 15(?) friends. Apparently all of her scars are from defending her calves from orcas. I was half the size of one of its flippers. #humpback #whale #tonga

A photo posted by ..Will Rosner (@will.rosner) on Sep 1, 2016 at 11:41am PDT

Myself and a docile 15m, 25 tonne #humpback #whale, along side her playful, newborn calf in #Vavau, #Tonga.

A photo posted by ..Will Rosner (@will.rosner) on Sep 1, 2016 at 5:54pm PDT

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