Kristian Laine, Intergalactic (B&W 2021)

I'm always so amazed by the magic of the ocean. When I look at the surface, I often see the end of my imagination, but when when I step into the ocean I see a new world where my imagination has no boundaries. My mission has always been to transform the viewer of my images into this new world where imagination has no boundaries. The hardest part of that is how to make the viewer feel what I feel underwater as the emotions I have are often very strong. I finally came up with an idea to experiment with strobes and slow shutter speeds after sunset in order to create something Intergalactic that looks totally out of this world because this is how I feel when I'm underwater.

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