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Crystal Blue

Crystal Blue - Main image
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Category: 25 Water

Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Although capturing abstracts in nature can be very challenging, I find it very rewarding. I like to keep the viewers wondering what they are in fact looking at. It pushes me and my work to the next level. I have been shooting aerial photographs of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia for hours from a tiny helicopter. The seemingly microscopic composition of this shot comes from the swirling sand beneath, courtesy of the tidal activity. With every sweep of the Pacific more coral gradually collects and solidifies on the reef, making it ever greater. 

45 Artist Proof / 950 Limited Edition

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Thomas ★★★★★

You can't tell if it's a wave, a coral shadow, or just light playing tricks on you, and that's exactly why I keep staring at it. The abstract blur of those deep reef blues has a real sense of motion, like the water is still moving behind the glass. It's the kind of piece that makes you slow down, an

Leo ★★★★★

The blues in this piece are so layered and deep that it pulls you in every time you look at it. I hung it in my hallway and guests keep stopping to ask what it is, which is exactly the reaction I wanted from a nature abstract.

Harper R. ★★★★★

I keep coming back to this print trying to figure out if it's water, sky, or something else entirely—that mystery is exactly why I love it. The way the reef's colors bleed into the blue feels almost alive, and it's been a conversation starter in my hallway since the day it arrived.