What Lies Beneath

Over one hundred million gallons of water pump through Blue Springs each day. The force is more than noticeable as it runs up the limestone walls, which resemble the image of a human rib cage. It's one of 33 magnitude-one springs scattered throughout Florida, which means on average it discharges 100 cubic feet of water per second. This photo series documents freedivers at Blue Spring State Park, Florida, shot in natural light.

Person wearing diving gear, including a wetsuit, mask, and fins, standing underwater among rocks in a narrow waterway or cavern.
Underwater photograph of a person freediving in a canyon or cave with rocky walls.
An underwater scene with a scuba diver swimming between large rocks in a narrow canyon.
A woman in a yellow and pink swimsuit is underwater photo of woman diving with her body stretched out and head tilted back, wearing a diving mask.
Underwater view of two freedivers swimming in a clear body of water with trees and sunlight visible above the water surface.
Black and white photograph of a person swimming underwater, viewed from below, with trees visible on the water's surface.
Underwater black-and-white photograph of a person standing on the limestone, wearing fins, with reflections visible on the water's surface.
A woman in a swimsuit on a log using an underwater camera.
A person in a wetsuit snorkeling underwater among rocks, with bubbles surrounding them, and looking up at the water surface.
An underwater image of a person wearing a wetsuit and fins is swimming underwater in a clear river.
A person diving underwater in a cave, with moss-covered walls and a snorkel, fins, and a mask.
Black and white photograph of a man wearing a wetsuit, partly submerged in water, with the waterline splitting his face and body. The upper half shows his face above the water with a background of tropical plants, while the lower half shows his torso
A person swimming down near rocks, with their hand reaching toward the surface, in a black and white underwater photo.