Water No.12 Print

I spent most of my life at sea, my earliest memories are of water. For over two decades I photographed marine life.  I created intimate portraits of fish, sharks, and corals. Today, when I photograph in the ocean, I often find void and damage instead, footprints where we humans shouldn't have left any. That is why I photograph empty oceans. My photographs are not a documentation but an artistic choice to illuminate: looking up from only a few inches below the surface I see cities, I see only what man has created. By revealing the truth and the extraordinary, I try to create an awareness and inspire reverence. - Bruna Stude