Sunday, October 22, 2023

Underwater world

 photo : Charlotte Benoit
 
This image is real, and so are the sea monsters!

In a world where every image can be faked by artificial intelligence.
I chose to focus on the real world, which already has so much to offer.
That's what I love about being underwater, discovering a place that goes beyond our imagination.

In this photo taken in the Bahamas, you can see me dressed at a depth of 25m without a mask.
I'm standing in a cave, on the edge of a 214m-deep hole.
I wanted to show that even underwater, you can be afraid of heights.

Sea monsters do exist, and at depths of over 100m, I can sometimes make out their shapes.
It's hard to make out because I'm not wearing a mask, the pressure being too great.
Only a small light on my head helps me to find my way along the cable that connects me to the surface.

In total darkness lies this still unknown world. Down below, there's a multitude of living creatures, all different shapes and colors.
Sometimes luminescent, with transparent skin.
What do they say to each other as they watch me glide towards these depths?
At a time when we talk of aliens, aren't we ourselves unknown to this underwater world?

We're often afraid of what we don't know.
And yet, hidden in the unknown is that most beautiful of things, called "knowledge".
 
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