Polaroids Under the Sea

This series of polaroid pictures depicts the ocean and the creatures within it, representing how photography has furthered scientific inquiry and investigation.

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This piece features 844 parts.

The polaroids:

A crab inspired by the Dungeness Crab, is 279 parts.

A fish inspired by the Mahi Mahi, is 115 parts.

A stingray inspired by both the Bat Ray and Southern Stingray, is 111 parts.

A starfish inspired by the Red Starfish, is 121 parts.

A sea turtle inspired by the Green Sea Turtle, is 127 parts.

The empty ocean (Equally as important as the creatures within) is 91 parts.

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I've always been deeply intrigued by marine biology, and some of my earliest memories are of spending time reading books and examining the all-important pictures of the weird and alien things down there.

Without photography, marine biology wouldn't be nearly what it is.