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Liquid abduction
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In the middle of the jungle we descend far underground down a narrow stairs, entering an underwater sinkhole in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. A hypnotizing lightbeam penetrates the cristal clear water, all the way down to the sandy bottom at 20 meter of depth.
Close to the bottom, the darkness surrounding the freediver in the lightbeam creates the impression of him being pulled into an alien spaceship by a tractor beam. An underwater abduction.
This picture was taken while freediving, on one breath only.
In 2007 during a trip in Asia I accidentally ran into freediving. Completely unknown to this sport, where one dives down into the deep purely on one breath only, I decided to try it. It instantly got hooked and followed my dreams. I became a Freediving Instructor Trainer, set many National Records and was Vice-World Champion Freediving in 2011.
Through my love for water I also discovered my passion for photography. About 10 years ago, I got my first compact camera with underwater housing. Mesmerized by the beauty of the underwater world, I was mainly taking pictures of marine life at first.
Later on, I became more interested in the human interaction with the underwater environment. For underwater photography, freediving gives me the perfect tool to move around freely, use the eye and improvise. I feel passionate about creating underwater images with natural means only; natural light and on one breath.
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In the middle of the jungle we descend far underground down a narrow stairs, entering an underwater sinkhole in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. A hypnotizing lightbeam penetrates the cristal clear water, all the way down to the sandy bottom at 20 meter of depth.
Close to the bottom, the darkness surrounding the freediver in the lightbeam creates the impression of him being pulled into an alien spaceship by a tractor beam. An underwater abduction.
This picture was taken while freediving, on one breath only.
About author:
My name is Wendy Timmermans, 39 years old, born and raised in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. I'm originally a Health Care Manager and physiotherapist. From young age I have had a strong connection with water and was a competitive swimmer during my childhood.In 2007 during a trip in Asia I accidentally ran into freediving. Completely unknown to this sport, where one dives down into the deep purely on one breath only, I decided to try it. It instantly got hooked and followed my dreams. I became a Freediving Instructor Trainer, set many National Records and was Vice-World Champion Freediving in 2011.
Through my love for water I also discovered my passion for photography. About 10 years ago, I got my first compact camera with underwater housing. Mesmerized by the beauty of the underwater world, I was mainly taking pictures of marine life at first.
Later on, I became more interested in the human interaction with the underwater environment. For underwater photography, freediving gives me the perfect tool to move around freely, use the eye and improvise. I feel passionate about creating underwater images with natural means only; natural light and on one breath.
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