The underice UW artist will join the ‪#‎Seagull expedition

lotarevThe world’s only underice UW artist, Denis Lotarev Art will join the ‪#‎Seagull expedition. He is going to draw a picture of the Seagull (Natalie Avseenko) staying underwater during photo and video shooting.

This is a vivid illustration how people share ideas if they are really good. Do wish Denis to create a new vision and add one more dimension into the project.

Viktor is a Winner at the Beneath The Sea 2016 Contest!

AccountantSuch a great news again! Viktor is a winner of the Beneath the Sea contest 2016 in the category Cold / Green water with his photograph Accountant. Congratulations, Vitya!

A freediver sits at an office table under the ice of Tver quarry. The underwater world of the quarry is poor, so divers had brought there a lot of stuff to have something at the bottom to look at and make their dives more interesting.

Water temperature: 3C

Temperature on surface: -15C

Camera settings and equipment: Nikon D3S, Subal housing, 2 Ikelite strobes DS160, Nikkor 16 mm / 2.8 fisheye, f9, 1/100, ISO 800.

#Seagull Project is Announced!

#Seagull is a project of freedom, finding oneself, about life after death and love conquering death.
Princess of Whales

Freedom, love and flight – it’s hard to say how they are related, but somehow the simple words excite all the people of our planet. They make us dream, make our hearts run faster, this is something that is worth living.

Our project is named #Seagull. Seagull is not just a bird, it is a symbol of struggle, symbol of soul, connection between the worlds, a personification of grief and happiness. It is Jonathan Livingston Seagull flying from the parable by Richard Bach; it is the Stormy Petrel by Maxim Gorky. It is a story of difficult obstacles, intractable obstacles, the will, desire, and feelings of a person who wins what cannot be beat. Continue reading