Below the Breaking Wave: Enthralling Photos by Matt Porteous
Published Nov 23, 2022
Award-winning British photographer Matt Porteous captured these breathtaking images during his trip to Southern Atolls the Maldives.
“I’ve always had a fascination with our world below the breaking waves.”
“To me, it symbolises the world that we live in today, the calm after every storm. The beauty, clarity and chaos. Reefs that survive and many that have gone, fish numbers are down in oceans, where others they thrive. We live in a incredible time surrounded by a beautiful world, but we must search further to find and work harder to protect. This is how I see the world.”
— Matt Porteous
The series was produced as part of the Ocean Culture Life project, a community of Ocean Storytellers and Ocean Guardians working tirelessly to give a voice to the ocean. You can find out more about the project here.
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