This series of images was taken on solitary free diving expeditions throughout the summer of 2019, in the waters near Cannes (the French Riviera). Following from Deep Blue Cosmos I, a visual exploration of the similarities between the abyss and outer space, we are now on our way to the stars where new vistas open up to our gaze. We look in awe and wonder as strange new forms flash past us in a dazzling dance. On all sides we are assailed by "new sparks of wonder opening in surprise" (The Mystic Blue by D.H. Lawrence), as we are headed ever farther, ever deeper towards the light.
“I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” Anais Nin
Autodidact both in photography and freediving, I began taking pictures underwater in 2013, with a particular interest in wave flow-patterns, over-and-under seascapes, caustics, sparkles, reflections, solar flares, blurs and natural gradients from light blue to deep blue to the mysterious darkness of the abyss.
All my pictures are taken free diving, mostly off wild beaches in the South of France.
I’m French, living and working in Cannes and in London.
Awards Fine Art Photography Awards:
1st Place Winner Seascape (Amateur) https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2018-2019/amateur/seascape
Abstract Nominee (Amateur)
https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2018-2019/amateur/abstract/hm/9380
