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Several people float underwater, surrounded by swirling clouds of colourful fabric in red, blue, yellow and green. Bubbles and light filter through the water, blurring the figures into a fluid, abstract composition.

Plunging into the Hawaiian waters – Christy Rogers photographs it perfectly

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Date
18 September 2012

When I plunge into a pool of water chances are that any attempt at an underwater mugshot would be unlikely to catch me at my finest, let alone capture an image that could be in any way described as beautiful. In fact far far from it which may be why I find Christy Lee Rogers’ latest exhibit, Reckless Unbound quite so impressive. Capturing a barrage of bodies submerged in tropical Hawaiian waters in the dead of the night, Christy’s photographs are seriously beautiful.

But if bright colours, entangled limbs and just the right amount of abstraction doesn’t already have your heart racing with excitement, pretty incredibly Christy avoids all post-production manipulation and therefore the images laid before your eyes are simply the sole result of what was captured on the camera that very night. Pretty cool eh?

A person floats underwater, surrounded by billowing clouds of red, blue and white fabric. The fabrics swirl around them in the dark water, creating a sense of weightless movement.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

A person floats underwater, surrounded by swirling, colourful fabrics in shades of blue, red, and orange. The fabrics drift around their body against a dark, deep background.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

Two people float underwater, surrounded by swirling fabrics in red, blue and white. Bubbles and particles drift around them against a dark, deep background.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

A blurred, underwater shot of people swimming in bright, colourful clothing. Light filters through the churning water, creating distorted shapes and shimmering reflections.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

Two people float underwater, surrounded by swirling fabrics in red, white, blue and yellow. Their bodies are blurred and distorted by the water and bubbles.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

An abstract, distorted image of people swimming in dark water. Bright splashes of orange, white and blue light blur together through the rippling surface.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

Two people embrace while floating underwater, surrounded by billowing sheets of red, white and blue fabric. The figures are entwined, their forms blurred by the movement of the water.
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Christy Lee Rogers: Reckless Unbound

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