When photojournalist Paul Jones first travelled to a little-known island in Eastern Indonesia to document locals' subsistence lifestyle and, in particular, their practice of harpooning whales from small boats, he was initially after the mythical perfect photo.
"At times I am within grasp of the perfect image, only to see it [a whale] dive to the depths of the Savu Sea," Mr Jones said.
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