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This month’s NYUPS theme, Predators, typically evokes a specific set of traits: speed, dominance, and the raw power of the hunt. My contribution to the meeting took a different direction, focusing instead on what happens when the balance of an apex predator is fundamentally shifted. The film features Luana, a resident tiger shark I filmed off the coast of Fuvahmulah in the Maldives. While she…

This month’s NYUPS theme, Predators, typically evokes a specific set of traits: speed, dominance, and the raw power of the hunt. My contribution to the meeting took a different direction, focusing instead on what happens when the balance of an apex predator is fundamentally shifted. The film features Luana, a resident tiger shark I filmed off the coast of Fuvahmulah in the Maldives. While she…

This month, I had the chance to share a new short film at the New York Underwater Photographic Society’s March meeting. The theme was black and white, which made it a natural opportunity to step away from color and focus on something more elemental — contrast, silhouette, texture, and the way light behaves underwater. “Light, Shadow and Sea” is built around the tension between illumination and…

This month, I had the chance to share a new short film at the New York Underwater Photographic Society’s March meeting. The theme was black and white, which made it a natural opportunity to step away from color and focus on something more elemental — contrast, silhouette, texture, and the way light behaves underwater. “Light, Shadow and Sea” is built around the tension between illumination and…

Last week, I had the chance to present my latest project at the New York Underwater Photographic Society (NYUPS) meeting. The theme was “EYES”—a challenge that pushed me to look through my archives with a very specific focus. As divers, we often get caught up in the wider scene or the specific behavior of a subject. But for this project, I wanted to strip away the distractions and focus purely…

Last week, I had the chance to present my latest project at the New York Underwater Photographic Society (NYUPS) meeting. The theme was “EYES”—a challenge that pushed me to look through my archives with a very specific focus. As divers, we often get caught up in the wider scene or the specific behavior of a subject. But for this project, I wanted to strip away the distractions and focus purely…

I recently shared this short film at our monthly NYUPS gathering in New York City. The meeting is a chance to show personal projects, discuss creative choices, and learn from one another’s approaches. This film came out of that same mindset – keeping things simple and letting small moments speak for themselves. “Life on the Ocean Floor” focuses on the incredible biodiversity found in the sand…