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A photo of an unnoticed whale sailor became an Instagram hit

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Photographer Eric Smith showed just how much smartphones fill our lives. He posted on Instagram a photo of a yachtsman jabbing at his phone while humpback whales swam a meter away from his boat.

The photographer, who took about 5 pictures, noted that the man on the boat didn't take his eyes off his gadget for a second and didn't notice the female and calf swim to the surface to breathe.

«We're guilty of getting bogged down in gadgets. You think life is more interesting on your phone, but in that moment you're missing out on everything going on around you»," commented the author of the photo.

Photo published by E. Smith (@esmith_images)

One of the pictures, signed as «A sign of our times», instantly went viral on the Internet.

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