Siale’s story began in Tonga, South Pacific, August 2024. To be albino, both her parents carried the rare recessive gene – the odds are extraordinary. She is pure white, devoid of pigment, even her eyes tinged red. Like fine porcelain brought to life, she gleamed beneath the sea radiating light – beautiful, fragile, and utterly unique. I photographed her on a still, rainy day in Ha’apai –a gift, as the clouds softened her luminous skin. Only my daughter, my husband, and I were in the water. When she approached, I held my breath; she felt almost ethereal. Yet, she played and nuzzled her mother like any calf – curious, spirited, alive.
In November 2025, Siale was sighted off Australia’s east coast. My images helped confirm her identity – the same Tongan-born calf, she has made it through her most dangerous first year of life. So we celebrate her resilience, her journey, and the hope that one day she’ll return to Tonga – perhaps with a calf of her own.
Celebrate Siale
A rare and radiant albino Humpback calf.
All images displayed are available for reproduction in print, on paper and canvas, rolled for safe postage. Other print sizes available on request. Prints are limited edition, personally signed and numbered (without watermark).
All images © Tristin Florence Sheen.
Limited Edition Prints
Siale, the rare albino humpback calf born in Tonga, embodies the wonder of survival. Her luminous presence reminds us that different is beautiful, and that hope endures even in the wildest seas. Each limited-edition print captures her fragile strength and grace – a reflection of my deep commitment to share hope through the ocean’s stories and to celebrate life in all its rare forms. Let her light fill your space – a reminder that rarity is something to be treasured.
