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Reinhard Michel

@rawoceanphotography

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Capturing moments over and under the surface .
Ocean. Waves. Surf. Freedive.
Based in San Diego

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Magazine: @liquiddispatch
Photographed by @rawoceanphotography
Produced by @surfacedcollective
Model: @jayschredz

Where the shoreline ends, another world begins. Drifting through silver light in the quiet of the sea. Surrendering the self, becoming one with the ocean and all its beings. by @rawoceanphotography

Where the Light Follows | A Poem by @jayschredz
Photographed by: @rawoceanphotography
Magazine: @liquiddispatch
Producer: @surfacedcollective
Model: @jayschredz

Where the Light Follows | A Poem by @jayschredz
I slip beneath sea and sky,
a small explorer in the darkening blue.
The sunlight catches in my mask;
for one bright moment,
I carry the surface with me.
My mask holds the sun in its glass
a mirror of light
beneath the sea.

Below, the kelp unfolds its maps.
I follow their long, wavering edges
past silver fish
that turn together
like a thought passing through the water.

Bubbles leave my lips,
small globes of air.
They rise beyond my reach,
each holding a splinter of the sun.

Here, freedom enters through the body:
I stretch my arms into the vast expanse,
and the current carries me
beyond the shadow of the shore.

My nautical quest has no flag.
I cross no water I could claim.
I come to learn the shape of wonder,
to feel the vastness
move against my skin.

And this is emancipation:
to leave the measured shore,
to swim where every stroke reveals
another depth,
another blue,

the ocean opening around me
farther than I can see,
while on the glass before my eyes
the last light
still shines. by @rawoceanphotography

Underwater with @jayschredz by @rawoceanphotography

Summer but with less color. Epic session in an unexpected moment. by @rawoceanphotography

The beauty in the small moments
🧜‍♀️@jayschredz

For @liquiddispatch

Gear by @aquatech_imagingsolutions by @rawoceanphotography

Check out @liquiddispatch Magazine 🌊🖤📸
Photographed by @rawoceanphotography
Special Thanks to @surfacedcollective
Model: @jayschredz
Liquid Dispatch is an independent, print-only ocean and surf photography magazine. by @rawoceanphotography

As the water gets warmer… women’s spring suit by @ho.stevie
model @_abbyvogel by @rawoceanphotography

Because community starts with one.

First paddle out with Momento. Thank you to all that came and supported.

Everything starts with one decision.

A moment to act.

A moment to pause.

A moment to appreciate.

A moment to be present.

A moment to take it all in.

A moment of enjoying the ride.

A moment to be among like-minded people.

A moment of being in it.

At Momento, we believe life is better when we understand what a moment can do for us.

To understand that life is better shared.

Being present in our passions allows us to connect.

Which allows us to be one with our environments.

Until next time.

Welcome to Momento. by @rawoceanphotography

Throwback to Uluwatu's Single Fin #uluwatu #singlefin #sonyalpha #tamron28200 #bali by @rawoceanphotography

#sonyalpha #somewherewarm by @rawoceanphotography

by @rawoceanphotography

Already missing it way too much, shot for @throwingdoubles in Greece

#sonya7iv #greece #mykonos by @rawoceanphotography