Wet photography

October 20, 2008 6:57 PM

Things look good underwater.
posted by Brandon Blatcher (29 comments total)

You are absolutely right.
posted by ORthey at 7:06 PM on October 20, 2008 [2 favorites]

Those were incredibly beautiful. My current desktop is a black and white photograph that I've had up for the past couple of months, but I think that site just convinced me that I really ought to embrace color again.
posted by sabira at 7:08 PM on October 20, 2008

Very nice. It will take me awhile to get to all of the websites.
posted by bjgeiger at 7:09 PM on October 20, 2008

This one struck me as particularly compelling. I'd love to have a print of it, or something to that effect.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 7:10 PM on October 20, 2008

Don't be so sure.
posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul at 7:27 PM on October 20, 2008

This thread is useless without pitchers.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:31 PM on October 20, 2008 [3 favorites]

Mildly NSFW, btw. Fix it PDQ ASAP.
posted by shakespeherian at 7:36 PM on October 20, 2008

Oooh what a feast of wows! I didn't realize at first that each credit given beside images is a link to the photographer's site. Talk about surfing. Nice post Brandon.

Makes me miss swimming and the Caribbean especially.

These ones are like sensual paintings. Beautiful.

Dustin Humphrey has whole sets underwater. Cool.

Adding to the underwater collection:
Alberich Mathews did some great underwater nudes a few years ago but he seems to have taken them off the web now. Only a few around, like these, this one.

Some way cool fish in Libor Spacek's Underwater Life option, which I like better than his Underwater Fine Art Nudes.

And I really like Todd Essick's sexy nudes with fish.
posted by nickyskye at 7:38 PM on October 20, 2008

Excellent, however "Exhale" is 'shopped.
posted by Brocktoon at 7:40 PM on October 20, 2008 [1 favorite]

Great post! Underwater models are always so enchanting.
posted by thatbrunette at 7:42 PM on October 20, 2008

oh and that Eldad Hagar tiger underwater is such a cool pic.
posted by nickyskye at 7:43 PM on October 20, 2008

It seems like most sea life photos are tropical; here's some underwater Alaska photography.
posted by D.C. at 7:43 PM on October 20, 2008 [1 favorite]

What? No Nudibranchs?
posted by Freen at 7:48 PM on October 20, 2008 [1 favorite]

I love the sealife but the random models posed underwater are kind of jarring. Neat in their own right but not jellyfish neat.
posted by Tehanu at 7:51 PM on October 20, 2008

shakespeherian: "Mildly NSFW"

MeFi: Mildly NSFW [obvious]
posted by stbalbach at 8:11 PM on October 20, 2008

I love the one with the goldfish in the birdcage. I just hope they didn't shoot that shot in a chlorinated pool....
posted by internet!Hannah at 8:51 PM on October 20, 2008

Awww!
posted by Kronos_to_Earth at 8:52 PM on October 20, 2008

What the fuck is up with all the jellyfish? Like they need more attention!

FUCK. THAT. SHIT.
posted by schroedinger at 9:39 PM on October 20, 2008

Some things look sad underwater.
posted by Effigy2000 at 9:53 PM on October 20, 2008

Make it stop staring at me.

And yeah, underwater pokemon?
posted by mandal at 12:09 AM on October 21, 2008

Things look creepy underwater.
posted by arcticwoman at 6:24 AM on October 21, 2008

I was wondering if Barbara Cole would be on this list. I did a creative with her a few years ago and she still has a few of the images on her site. Very talented lady...but my sinuses weren't very happy with me by the end of the shoot.
posted by sixswitch at 6:25 AM on October 21, 2008

Better "creepy" link.
posted by arcticwoman at 6:26 AM on October 21, 2008

This FPP inspired me to post a question on AskMe, which was promptly answered; here's a really beautiful, haunting underwater photo (you have to scroll down a bit).
posted by The Card Cheat at 6:37 AM on October 21, 2008

Howard Schatz works in this vein, and is most notable for using my niece as a model. Thanks to flash, I don't know how to link to her picture.
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:23 AM on October 21, 2008

You gotta love the angry fish with mouth full of babies. (We keep a couple of jawfish specifically because they look so perpetually pissed off about life.)
posted by quin at 8:09 AM on October 21, 2008

sensual paintings.

underwater nudes

Underwater Fine Art Nudes.

sexy nudes with fish.

You dirty old lady! :)
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:11 PM on October 21, 2008

Yeah, I first ran across this kind of work with Howard Schatz. I think I still prefer his underwater nudes to most of the ones on the linked page.

See also Pool Light.
posted by showbiz_liz at 5:11 PM on October 21, 2008

Alberich Mathews did some great underwater nudes a few years ago but he seems to have taken them off the web now.

He's still active on Flickr [NSFW underwater nudes]
posted by sidereal at 4:03 AM on October 23, 2008