Searenity #14

Hypnotized between the vivid vertebrate & illuminated invertebrate presence beneath the surface, this series from Aotearoa’s, Poor Knight Islands, explores our Moana from a curious lens. Straight out of isolation and into an ocean full of so many critical issues, it all becomes a bit overwhelming: mining, sedimentation, oil spills, coral bleaching, sea-level rise, plastic pollution, whaling, shark finning, and commercial fishing are all major threats to unique ecosystems like the one found at Poor Knight’s. By grasping on to my fascination for our natural world I captured this imagery over 10 scuba dives in hopes to help others see our planet working as a whole. All CO2 emissions produced by this collection are offset and I will be donating 10% of profits to protect the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve.