About The Shot
Exuma, Bahamas/ 2021
"I've dedicated countless hours to capturing the essence of Thunderball Grotto, and each experience has been wonderfully unique. This underwater cave nestled within the Exuma Cays in the Bahamas offers a striking spectacle at noon when sunlight streams through the cave's opening, casting mesmerizing rays of light. For this particular photo, I collaborated with a freediver, envisioning him positioned within the luminous beam as a silhouette. He descended into the water, feet first, and expertly exhaled most of his lung's air to maintain his submerged position. My guidance included instructing him to angle his hands in a way that the light would bestow upon them an ethereal glow, adding a captivating dimension to his silhouette. Our endeavor was a race against time as we contended with the impending tide shift, which would usher in powerful currents, making underwater navigation a formidable challenge. The resulting image evokes a sense of extraterrestrial descent, akin to scenes often depicted in science fiction films as if aliens were arriving on a new planet.”