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Brett Stanley ~ The Underwater Photographer

Brett Stanley ~ The Underwater Photographer

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Underwater Cyr Wheel — Aerials

Underwater Cosplay Thor — Conceptual & Cosplay

Las Vegas Pole Expo - Underwater Pole Dance (11) — Pole Dance

Brett-stanley-photography-150625-_MG_6796-Edit — Beauty

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I love working with colour underwater, especially

I love working with colour underwater, especially brighter/warmer shades as it’s a place that doesn’t usually have much of that spectrum. Water is blue because it absorbs such a large amount of the red end of the rainbow, that the cooler side is what you mostly see - so by adding colours I can bring back almost all of the spectrum again.
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When creating this shot with the amazing @miss_lexi_renee I wanted to really make it punchy and saturated - mostly to compliment the visual impact that Lexi has, along with the outfit and the makeup by @alondraexcene.
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They say the moon cannot live without the sun, tha

They say the moon cannot live without the sun, that it would give in to its dark side, but without the sun’s powerful light the moon can finally shine on it’s own.
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I shot this with @hannahmermaid years ago now, and it’s such a special image for me as it was our very first photoshoot together as well as being the beginning of me trying to capture effects practically, in-camera - like the glowing moon. So proud of this shot and the creative friendship that started with Hannah 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Working with @lauren_wk on this set was wonderful

Working with @lauren_wk on this set was wonderful as she’d told me how much the water and her garden meant to her. She was at a point in her life where she wanted to commit to herself, to her own path - and own it. She definitely owned this shoot!
Thanks for being such a great collaborator @lauren_wk!
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Makeup by @saruulbebe
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Is it too soon to be talking about Halloween? I me

Is it too soon to be talking about Halloween? I mean, walking the streets with masks on and scaring people is so 2020 right?
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Halloween was never much of a thing when I grew up, we didn’t have it in Australia and it was just something we saw on American movies like E.T. So when we moved to the USA 7 years ago it was such a shock to see how loud and proud it all is! Houses decked out with decorations for the full month, costume parties up the wazoo, and trick or treaters bouncing from door step to door step like little excited vacuum salesmen - it was a lot!
After a few years I kinda got used to it, and even started to get excited myself - but more for the underwater sets I would build and the amazing outfits my clients would wear in those sets.
This year is different, we’ve got a virus that’s straight out of a Steven King book and we’re all afraid of contact - but I figured the best place to be right now is underwater, so a new underwater set I will build 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤣
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What should I build for Halloween this year?
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Scary lady in scary room: @deathmetalmermaid

Creating an underwater garden has been on my mind

Creating an underwater garden has been on my mind since the start of Covid, and I finally got to bring it to life last week with the help of the inspiring @lauren_wk!
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What do you think, do you like the secret garden?
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Makeup @saruulbebe

It’s great when a client is not just comfortable

It’s great when a client is not just comfortable in water but also has a bit of a plan when it comes to posing - like @2tailsarebetterthan1, we just dropped under the surface and she busted out some great shapes 🤘🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

The fear of being underwater is very real, even fo

The fear of being underwater is very real, even for me and I try to teach people to overcome this fear in the search for beautiful images. I feel the claustrophobia and the closing panic, I feel the stress as the mind struggles to make sense of this new environment, I taste the metallic fear with that first gasping breath, I know what its like. But I know the joy and freedom of slipping below that surface, I revel in the weightless space, momentarily forgetting the need to breathe and letting my thoughts drift like wayward bubbles.
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I love knowing that I can guide most people through this raging river of uncertainty to the calm pools beyond, and I’m exstatic when a client finally reaches that state and just gives into the water - like @tatiana886 in this shot from a workshop in the Mexican Cenotes. She had the fear, she wasn’t comfortable, and she couldn’t find the calm place within herself at first to give in - but she discovered a process that worked for her and she finally became one with the water. The story this image tells, for me at least, is her success and her conquering that river of fear. Thank you Tati!

I love shooting underwater aerials as it’s alway

I love shooting underwater aerials as it’s always a bit of a challenge but the results are the payoff - like this trapeze shot with @tanishaloves . She nailed it straight away, what do you think?
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Perception is everything, it’s what anchors us i

Perception is everything, it’s what anchors us into this world - and when your perception is unreliable it makes you question it all, like whether @hannahmermaid is floating in front of a cliff or falling down a hole...
Which do you think it is?

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Brett Stanley

The Underwater Photographer

Award winning underwater portrait photographer & cinematographer based in Long Beach, California | +1 818.751.9705

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