Artists have wrestled with the raw,
majestic, natural power of the sea for hundreds of years, but
Australia-based photographer Ray Collins is one of the few who really
gets it right.
Collins’ epic wave photos seem to freeze and capture all
of the sea’s power, casting it in the respectful and majestic light that
it deserves.
Collins writes that “feels more at
home floating in saltwater with his camera than anywhere on land,” and
this comes across in his work.
He is an accomplished surf sport
photographer as well, but his most powerful photos are of the sea itself
as a subject or even as a character.
“I have always lived near the Ocean, and always had a fascination and deep respect for it,” Ray Collins told Bored Panda.
“I surfed all my life and wanted to show exactly what goes on out there sometimes”
“It’s very hard to describe what I see to someone without a visual representation of it”
“I actually work in a coal mine, believe it or not. I work there 3 days a week and I shoot for 4″
“Some of my images take months of planning. Airfares,
accommodation, swell forecasting, reading weather maps, talking to
locals, getting the right gear for the climate and then patiently
waiting for it to unfold”
“On the other hand, I can walk out of my front door, cross the
road onto the beach, swim out and shoot a beautiful image of a wave as
the sun rises over the sea. Every image has a different story”
“I just want to keep improving and keep challenging myself -
physically as a human being swimming in the ocean and constantly
evolving and pushing my own limits as an image maker”
“At the moment I’m mainly shooting with a D4 and D810, and the
lenses are usually fixed mid length primes from 14mm all the way to
400mm. I also use Aquatech waterhousings to keep my cameras and lenses
dry”
Be sure to check out more of his photos on his
site
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