Graceful mermaids in weightlessness in the paintings of an underwater photographer (14 photos)

The southern waters of the Caribbean are teeming with marine life. Plunging into the depths of the ocean, as if you find yourself on another planet, where the laws of gravity do not apply. Photographer Jason Washington has lived in the Cayman Islands for many years but has never lost his admiration for wildlife. His rare and unique ones won first prizes in competitions and exhibitions more than once, and the name of the diving photographer became widely known in the creative community.

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1. Jason started out as an ordinary diver who dived into the depths of the ocean every day to admire the underwater beauty. Over time, he acquired special equipment and began to take amazing shots in which he wanted to convey his love for the ocean.

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In the photographs, he captured many species of marine life that rarely swim up to people. But Washington became famous thanks to a series of freediving photographs. For shooting such shots, divers give up their suits and oxygen tank, leaving only a mask on their faces. Divers dive tens of meters deep into the ocean to take spectacular photographs.

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For filming, Washington invited professional divers, models, and visiting divers. Good physical shape and preparation allowed them to pose for hours for a photo. Thanks to plasticity and flexibility, the girls in the photographs turned into almost supernatural creatures, accidentally captured by an uninvited alien from land.

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Washington believes that the water element is the best suited to convey the beauty and grace of the human body. Even static poses acquire dynamics, and such softness and airiness of dance and gymnastic movements cannot be achieved under gravity.

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The photographer regularly publishes new pictures on social networks, where tens of thousands of fans of his work subscribe to him. Washington opens the depths of the ocean to viewers from a new perspective and gives them the opportunity to imagine what people would look like if they lived underwater.

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Even fame did not spoil the artist. In between filming, Washington teaches divers and takes tourists to interesting places in the Cayman Islands. He is going to continue his work because he believes that the beauty of the ocean and the grace of human movements underwater can be admired endlessly and always find something new.

13. Even fame did not spoil the artist. In between filming, Washington teaches divers and takes tourists to interesting places in the Cayman Islands. He is going to continue his work because he believes that the beauty of the ocean and the grace of human movements underwater can be admired endlessly and always find something new.

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