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France
Photography, C-type on Paper
Size: 23.6 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in
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This image belongs to the series "Ocean Energy II" - 2nd Sep 2022 | Wind 85° | Speeds 15kts | Wind gusts 28kts | The French Riviera Like 99% of my photographs, it was taken in the water using a camera in an underwater housing. I remember the day of this shoot very well, as thunder was grumbling in the distance when I arrived at my location and conditions looked dicey. At first, light conditions weren't worth getting into the water for. I waited. The sky was dark. More thunder in the distance. Would it come this way? (meaning I had to scamper!) Then rain passed. Then nothing. 3 hours had passed when the cloud cover finally opened up and I jumped into the water from the rocky shore. It is part of my work to endlessly stalk conditions and I very rarely get lucky, spending hours and hours in the water for nothing! This is probably my favourite image of all, not only because it is the result of a great and sustained effort over the years but also because of the adventure that it represents for me. It was shot with the high-resolution Sony A7RIV and is a massive 9504x6336. Large print size is in production.
Photography:C-type on Paper
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Size:23.6 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in
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France
“I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” Anais Nin I’m in love with the deep blue of the Mediterranean sea and the clear, radiant light of the French Riviera. I love the sapphire blue expanse, the windswept azure skies, the blue flows, the blue depths, the blue mystery. The pure emotion of the colour blue: calming, silent, still, expansive. One must not look for a narrative in my work. My minimalistic, near-abstract images of the sea seek to immerse the viewer as much as possible into pure perceiving: a deep absorption into what is present to the senses without recourse to names and concepts. Done in conditions of isolation and near-complete solitude over the summer months on the coast between Cannes and Saint-Tropez (France), my work requires a state of sustained and deep contemplation of the beauty of nature. Although it is not recommended, I always dive alone, in order to achieve maximum absorption. It is also there that I'm happiest. Underwater, in the deep blue, body and mind undergo a transformation as gravity, time, spatial boundaries and directions vanish almost entirely. If one can let go most completely, this is an experience of exhilarating unity with nature, peace and freedom. From this experience there emerged, notably, Deep Blue Cosmos, a visual and poetical exploration of the striking similarities between outer space and the abyss: limitless and hostile wildernesses, light-studded spans of darkness where, free from the habitual limitations of gravity and bounded space, we can lose ourselves into sublime and inexhaustible wonder. Deep Blue Cosmos is a visual allegory of oneness. It is not merely a merging of above and below, of the cosmos and the abyss, but also of within and without. Steeped in the stillness of mind and the double focus within and without that characterise the activity of free diving, the mental division between self and nature comes to an end. For this division exists only in our thoughts. When it ceases, we become one with nature: our being enlarged, timeless and free from fear. Not only do we then begin to perceive its transcendental beauty, but we also find a way to inner peace and true wellbeing. I'm French, living both in France and in the UK.
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