Despite their primitive biology, watching a jellyfish mystically pulse and unfurl in front of me always gives the feeling of an audience with a supreme being. 

Cyanea are my favourites. This species is purple, the much larger capillata species is fiery orange. 

In the myriad fractal shapes interlocking, bursting and scattering across its glassy canvas can be seen the magma mouths of volcanoes, waking and retiring suns, streamers of borealis; ebbing galaxies and nebulae; a ruby shattering, diffusing, melting, re-crystallising. The earliest whispers of life flicker in its kaleidoscopic bonfire, the wink of a dragon’s eye, the flames of a celestial event. Throb, throb, throb. From pulsar…to red giant…to supernova. What hand could frame this fearful symmetry, conduct this orchestra of fire and ice?  It has not been built, carved or painted, yet in every direction there is perfect order of form and colour.

To be in a quiet summer bay with them again...

Sea Gooseberry <3

2 ½ ft wide Barrel Jellyfish.

Only managed to get this shot before hastily returning it to the sea, out of reach of the kids who wanted to bludgeon it with rocks. 

Barrel Jellyfish and April fog <3 

Fragility vs durability (jelly/concrete…temporary space/600+ million years of evolution)    

Intimidation vs invasion

Awe vs disgust (regarding the scenic qualities of a grimy alleyway as well as the jellies)

Sam vs jagged edges made by the computer mouse

Different levels of being~

These still need loads more love and attention, but I like some bits. They've already taken ages.

The lion's mane one (the most unfinished one) particularly has parts that were obviously rushed and left, especially the top left corner, but is my fave anyway. 

Completely un-edited photo of a red candle bathed in blue Christmas lights from Christmas, 2012.

Logos I've designed for a friend (which I doubt he'll use), superimposed over some underwater photos (that I doubt I'll use).

Just look at it.

2 foot wide Lion's Mane Jellyfish. I managed to free its tentacles, which were sprawled across rocks above the water, but it was far too big to rescue from its temporary rock pool prison. It would have been amazing to appreciate it in its full glory in the sea, but this moment was still unforgettable.