Over/under photography

Peter Verhoog · Issue 56, Sep/Oct 2010 · pp. 50–53

Products mentioned: Nikon D70, Sealux housing, Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens, Nikon SB 800 strobes

I have always been a great fan of this kind of photography. It gives you an opportunity to establish a visual relation between the worlds above and below the surface. And they can also be very funny. When traveling in the Netherlands and abroad, my wife Georgina Wiersma and I are always looking for situations that we can use for a ‘new’ shot. During an assignment on Aldabra (Seychelles), it was my task to take pictures of a group of children, who had won a trip to this gigantic atoll in a contest about the environment. They had to explore the Aldabra Atoll and all its creatures, above the surface, but also in the water. As I had visited the island before, I knew the lagoon was often full of young black reef sharks. I decided this was a shot I had to make... the children in the water, surrounded by sharks. My wife was a bit hesitant. As an experience shark diver, she knows sharks are not …