Shooting mermaids

Chris Crumley · Issue 66, May/Jun 2012 · pp. 26–29

Products mentioned: Hasselblad H4D-60, Ultima Underwater Housing, Hasselblad ELX, Hasselblad SWC, Hasselblad H3D-39

Hasselblad asked American photographer Chris Crumley to illustrate their recent H4D-60 campaign with some legendary shots of legendary creatures using a camera that they believe is a legend in the making. Virginia based photographer Chris Crumley has a successful career in commercial and advertising photography, but in recent years he has made a name for himself in a very unique niche: underwater Mermaid photography. For the H4D-60 campaign, Chris shot some Mermaid shots using a Hasselblad H4D-60 in an Ultima Underwater Housing. “I love being and shooting underwater. About 25% of my work is in water, the rest is somewhat typical commercial and advertising; architectural, interior design and food work in Virginia and the eastern U.S.. I took my first underwater images in 1979, using an SLR in a plastic bag. That approach left a lot of ‘room for improvement,’” says Chris, “that is to say t…