Gavin Libotte, New Wave (BLACK & WHITE 2024)

In this series I explore our lives in and around water on a more spiritual level. Our human lives are part of something bigger. We are individual drops of water but we belong to the ocean of life. We are swimming in an ocean of Prana, a field of Energy. I use an underwater camera to get close to subjects as they merge into the ocean. I explore the non dual aspect of human existence, the water is the metaphor that binds us all as an expression of one consciousness. The light in Australia is harsh and this is reflected in the treatment of the images. Black and white create an unusual setting for beach street photography; it makes the stage look more ambiguous. When people are involved in an activity they are very free and reveal more about their true nature.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.