Damian Bennett, Photographer, Sydney

Description

This underwater photograph by Damian Bennett captures a lone freediver swimming horizontally just beneath the surface in deep blue ocean waters. The swimmer wears long blue fins, beige shorts, and a dark long-sleeve rash guard while navigating a vibrant marine environment. Countless small fish form dense schools swirling around the diver and filtering down toward the coral reef below. Natural sunlight filters through the water surface from above, creating shifting caustic patterns and lighting the upper body of the subject. The composition offers a wide-angle view of the deep sea floor, rocky coral formations, and the expansive blue water column.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Warm, Clean

Techniques

Underwater, Natural light

Industries

Outdoor & Adventure Sports

Color

Background

Ocean

Context

Documentary