Cihan Öncü, Photographer, Istanbul

Description

This editorial portrait by photographer Cihan Öncü captures a subject swimming submerged in crystal-clear water. The figure wears a shiny, iridescent green swimsuit that catches the luminous caustics cast by the surface light above. Rippling wave patterns distort the body and limbs, creating fluid textures against the tiled green pool floor below. The natural lighting filters down through the water, producing high-contrast highlights and soft shadows across the skin. The composition is shot from directly above, emphasizing the organic movement and abstract light refractions in the aquatic environment.