Nick Kelley, Photographer, New York

Description

An underwater shot captures a surfer wearing a white t-shirt and patterned board shorts, submerged beneath a crashing wave. The surfer holds a white surfboard horizontally, eyes open, looking up towards the sunlight filtering through the wave. The water is a mix of deep and light blues, with the wave itself appearing as a frothy mass of white and blue. The ocean floor is visible as a dark mass beneath. The image is lit from above, highlighting the translucence of the water and the surfer's silhouette. The camera angle is slightly below eye-level, giving the wave a towering presence.