Ocean Art 2025 – 1st Place Underwater Fashion

Ocean Art 2025

1st Place Underwater Fashion

Bruce Campbell

Angel Flying Over Water

Bruce Campbell won a $1000 voucher off any trip with Mexico Liveaboards.

Ocean Art 2025

The Story:

Angel Flying was made during a brief encounter when movement, light, and position aligned without warning. The subject’s form and motion resolved naturally in the water, offering a fleeting sense of lift and quiet that existed only for a moment before passing.

There was no opportunity to adjust or repeat the scene. The image emerged through stillness and restraint—by allowing the encounter to unfold rather than attempting to direct it.

In a space, this photograph introduces calm and elevation. Its presence draws the eye upward while maintaining a grounded sense of balance, creating an atmosphere of quiet attentiveness rather than spectacle.

Angel Flying is a photographic work created largely in-camera during a single underwater encounter. Post-processing is minimal and deliberate, preserving the qualities shaped by water, light, and movement at the time the image was made.

Location:

Waterbear exhibit pool in Gainesville Florida

Equipment Used:

  • Camera – Nikon Z8
  • Housing – Nauticam
  • Strobe/light – Scrim modifiers using natural light
  • Lens – Nikon 24-50mm at 50mm with Nauticam WWL-C wet lens

Camera Settings:

  • ISO 220
  • F/4
  • Shutter speed 1/320s

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